MONTEGO BAY SINGER KILLED BY POLICE—1/9/06
Reggae singer Gregory Brissett, known as “Easy Cool,” was shot and killed by a police patrol in his home community of Mt. Salem in Montego Bay on Friday night after he was reportedly found with a firearm and tried to flee. Eyewitnesses say the singer and a friend were standing before a stall along the Mt. Salem main road when a police patrol pulled up. An officer approached Brissett and demanded a search. A weapon was taken from him and Brissett tried to run away. He was then fired on by a chasing policeman and several additional shots were heard. Police say that Brissett was spotted with a firearm and when accosted, fled. Police gave chase and cornered him, whereupon he drew a weapon and brandished at the police, who then shot and killed him.

"The Jamaican Observer"

Damn I hate when this stuff happens!!! It seems like a waste of a life, so senseless!! I also hate guns.

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