A reward of $1 million is being offered by social media personality LA Lewis to anyone who can help the Jamaica Constabulary Force bring the killer of Corporal Kamal Mayne to justice. The policeman was fatally shot on Saturday upon arriving home. Reports detail that the corporal was gunned down outside of his Old Harbour residence in St Catherine.
The Jamaica Star cited a statement from LA Lewis explaining that allowing such a crime to go unpunished could start a horrible trend in Jamaica. He expressed that due to the severity of the incident, he has decided to put up the $1 million reward.
“Just imagine a police risk him life for the country and then him gone home inna di night or morning and think yuh reach safe haven, and as you reach a yuh yard, a bwoy come shoot yuh kill yuh,” he continued.
According to reports, Mayne was killed when he returned home in the morning after finishing his night shift. He was shot when he exited his vehicle on Claremont Drive around 5:30 a.m. A passerby discovered him lying by his car just outside his house and immediately alerted authorities. Mayne was pronounced dead when he was taken to a local hospital.
“The police are protecting the people but who is protecting the police?” Lewis asked and urged Jamaicans to stand in solidarity against this latest act of violence against police. While he acknowledged that there are some crooked cops, he said that “over 90 per cent of our force is good and dem do dem work and get a little bit of money.”
Mayne had been an officer in the Jamaica Constabulary Force for 20 years, according to the report. He was known for his calm professionalism, earning Lewis’s respect over more than fifteen years of acquaintance. Mayne served 20 years in the force. “He was one of the good ones… I have never seen or heard him kick off with anyone,” Lewis recalled.
According to the report, Lewis expressed that the news of Mayne’s demise drove him to tears. He pleaded with Jamaicans to “do the right thing” and assist in bringing those responsible to justice.
Lewis also highlighted the financial struggles many officers face, saying that police salaries are low for their hard work, but this did not hinder Mayne from doing his job. He said the deceased cop loved his job and always went to work.