Police are investigating the tragic death of 12-year-old Kareem Durant, a student of Carmel Secondary School, who was fatally stabbed on Tuesday, in Cummings Park, E Field Sophia. The incident allegedly involved an 11-year-old boy from the same neighborhood, with whom Durant was reportedly friends.

According to initial police inquiries, the two children were playing together around 19:10 hours on the evening of the incident. The suspect had been sitting on a stack of PVC pipes near his home when Durant reportedly approached and pushed him, causing the suspect to fall. The younger boy then went inside to inform his older brother of the altercation, who subsequently confronted Durant.
An argument ensued, after which Durant left but soon returned, accompanied by another individual and armed with a pair of scissors. Durant then allegedly attacked the suspect’s older brother, stabbing him in the lower left back. In response, the 11-year-old suspect is said to have pulled out a knife from his waistband and stabbed Durant in the chest.

Durant attempted to run home but collapsed on the sidewalk in front of his house. His older brother, Shawn Fletchman, rushed him to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Crime Laboratory of CIDHQ processed the scene, recovering a brown-handled knife believed to be the weapon used, which was found in a nearby trench. The scissors, left at the spot where Durant collapsed, was also retrieved. Both items have been collected as evidence.

The young suspect was arrested at the scene and taken to Turkeyen Police Station with his father. Durant’s body currently lies at GPHC’s mortuary, pending a post-mortem examination.
Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic event.