Another man has been killed in the custody of San Pedro Police.
38 year old Kevin Kelly, known as Boco T is the second man to die while in custody of San Pedro police in just over two months.
But the story of his death is not clear cut. Kelly apparently broke his neck while escaping from police last night. The police say he jumped a fence - and fainted twice before they got him back to the station - where he fainted once more.
When police realized he was having difficulty breathing, they called the town's Doctor, but by the time he arrived Kelly was dead.
Doctor Javier Zuniga is quoted in the San Pedro Sun as saying that his death may have been as a result of, "severe head or neck injuries," possibly form falling from a high fence.
The Sun explains that Kelly was the suspect in a robbery earlier that night. Police went to detain him and were escorting him into custody when he ran off. Police chased Kelly and fired shots at him. But he jumped over a high fence behind an area known as Four Sisters Plaza - which is where police are saying he may have injured himself - because he started fainting when they picked him up form that area. He had scrapes to the forehead and elbow.
Police also note that Kelly had just been released from custody earlier Thursday morning after they were found with a tourist's stolen purse. She did not want to press charges, so he was released.
While that is the information that we've gathered - the family says police haven't told them anything yet. His common law wife, Lorna Wade told us why they are distressed tonight.
Lorna Wade
"This morning about 2 o' clock his mom Joan Kelly came to knock on my window and ask me if I heard that Kevin died. I jump up and said oh no, this was between sleep and awake. When I got up a young lady by the name of precious came to me and said that police shot Boco and killed him."
"After I got ready and I went to the morgue to see his body but I didn't notice any gunshot wounds. Right now we are waiting for the autopsy to find out how he died."
Monica Bodden
"At this time you guys are a little concern since he was found dead in a police holding cell? Are you guys concerned as to what may have happen inside that cell?"
Lorna Wade
"We are very concerned because up to this time no policeman has contacted me nor his mother to tell us the reason and the cause of his death. The only news that we heard is that they brought him off the island, so we went to the morgue and yet we don't know how he died and what the cause of death is. Up to now we still don't have any answers."
Monica Bodden
"So, until Monday the post mortem will be conducted?"
Lorna Wade
"Yes and we decided to take a lawyer with us because we are very concerned and our lawyer had accompanied us at the morgue but the person who is responsible for the dead at the morgue says that he cannot allow the lawyer to touch the body until the police confirm whatever happened."
BOCO-T was the father of three children.
The Commissioner of Police has ordered that a criminal and internal investigation be conducted by the Professional Standard Branch in this matter so as to quote, "rule out any misconceptions."
It is of very important note that Kelly was sentenced to three years in Prison in January of this year for an outstanding drug possession fine. We could not get any confirmation on why he was not serving his sentence.
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