6:42pm UPDATE:
The family members of the three men shot and killed by police on Cowpen Road around 12pm today are questioning details provided by police about what transpired.
Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle said police were patrolling the area when they saw a white Honda Accord parked near Spikenard Cemetery where a burial was underway.
Police believe the men were targeting someone at the burial.
According to Rolle, one of the police officers approached the Honda but the driver sped off.
As police continued their patrol, Rolle said police came across the white vehicle once again on Cowpen Road. Police stopped and one of the officers approached the vehicle again.
Rolle says an occupant of the vehicle with dark tints opened fire on the officer who returned fire, killing all three men.
No officers were injured during the exchange of gunfire.
Family members wailed and screamed as the covered bodies lay on the ground.
The angry relatives rejected details given by Rolle and said the men would never open fire on police.
Police say a gun was found in the car which was covered in bullet holes.
3:30pm UPDATE:
UPDATED: Details and videos of police-involved shooting; three men confirmed dead
Officers say they found a gun in the car of three men shot and killed on Cowpen Road West this afternoon. Their families are on the scene and are angered by their deaths.
Police officers shot and killed the three men during a shoot-out after 12pm today.
According to Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, a burial was underway at Spikenard Cemetery off Cowpen Road when police officers on patrol saw a white Honda Accord parked on the eastern section of the cemetery.
Police believe the men were targeting someone attending the funeral.
According to Rolle, one officer approached the Honda and saw three men inside the vehicle. The persons inside the vehicle started shooting at the officers who returned fire, killing all three men.
“We won’t stand by and allow our officers to be injured or the public,” Rolle said.
Update:
Police officers shot and killed three men during a shoot-out off Cowpen Road West after 12pm today.
According to Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, a burial was underway at Spikenard Cemetery off Cowpen Road when police officers on patrol saw a white Honda Accord parked on the eastern section of the cemetery.
Police believe the men were targeting someone attending the funeral.
According to Rolle, one officer approached the Honda and saw three men inside the vehicle. The persons inside the vehicle started shooting at the officers who returned fire, killing all three men.
“We won’t stand by and allow our officers to be injured or the public,” Rolle said.
PHOTO AND VIDEO UPDATE:
Officers are on the scene of a police-involved shooting on Cowpen Road West.
Police have confirmed that three people are dead.
Stay tuned for details
