In St James, Jamaica, a woman who sustained a gunshot wound early Sunday in an incident allegedly involving local law enforcement has passed away while receiving medical care at a local hospital, multiple sources including Jamaica Observer Online have confirmed.
Identified as Latoya Bulgin, who was widely known by her community nickname “Buju”, the deceased was a resident of Granville, the same St James community where the shooting unfolded.
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Jamaica’s independent oversight body tasked with probing incidents involving law enforcement officers, has confirmed it has opened an active investigation into the fatal shooting.
According to initial incident reports, Bulgin was among a crowd of demonstrators gathering to protest the recent fatal shooting of 17-year-old Tjey Edwards. At the time of the shooting, she was seated in the driver’s seat of a Toyota Voxy bus parked in the center of Granville’s community square. No further details about the circumstances of the shooting or potential witnesses have been released to the public as of yet, with INDECOM’s ongoing review expected to uncover a full account of what led to Bulgin’s death.