NASSAU- Nine police officers from the Rapid Response Unit have been suspended over their alleged roles in two police shootings, leaving the unit short staffed.
Two of the officers Constable 3731 Kevin Greenslade and Corporal Thomas Thurston were alleged involved in both police shootings.
Greenslade, Thurston, Constable 3620 Lee Dormeus and Corporal 3581 Archibald Miller Jr were charged last week with manslaughter in connection with the November 13, 2021 shooting death of Danrico Carey in Nassau Village.
Carey was shot multiple times although he was unarmed and posed no threat to the officers.
Just one month later, Greenslade and Thurston were allegedly involved in a police shooting in Yellow Elder on December 12. The civilians involved in that incident Antonio Johnson Jr, Anton Rolle, Hughshan Perpall and Wildoneshis Dorsett survived the incident.
Inspector Breon Davis, Thurston, Greenslade, Constable 3542 Teron Rolle, Constable 3609 Lenmar Green-Rolle, Constable 3826 Courtney Hall, and Constable 3968 Alex Sturrup were suspended and placed on half-pay in connection with that incident on February 7, 2022.
The officers will appear before the Police Disciplinary Tribunal.
The same tribunal docked Hall just seven days pay after he assaulted Pedro Morley with a deadly weapon by police his service revolver at him. Hall also caused grievous harm to Morley by knocking out several of his teeth.
The case ultimately cost tax payers $83,000 after the government settled a civil suit.
