A call is being made for citizens having domestic issues to seek intervention before these matters escalate.
This, after a St. Catherine father is thought to have shot his child and then himself, last night.
45-year-old Cleon Blackwood died while the wounded child is being treated at hospital.
A firearm was recovered following the incident.
Head of the St. Catherine North Police division, Senior Superintendent Howard Chambers, said the incident started as a domestic dispute between the man and his spouse.
He urged neighbours to speak out when they observe these situations.
