POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH MURDER

A police officer is facing murder charges for the 2018 shooting death of 22-year-old Ronnie Samuel. Members of the police welfare association gathered outside the criminal investigation department on Wednesday morning in a show of solidarity with the officer. According to law enforcement, Samuel was shot and killed by authorities after opening fire on a crowd in Gros Islet, wounding two persons. Samuel was also the son of a senior police officer.