A 38-year-old contractor is now been questioned by the police in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend at his home in Top Hill district, Parottee, St. Elizabeth on Friday morning.
The deceased has been identified as an Anishka Thompson, a 20-year-old student of Top Hill district.
A police report said about 8:30, Ms. Thompson was at her house with her boyfriend when the incident happened.
The man reportedly told detectives that he was getting ready for work when he removed his licensed firearm from a safe and put it on the table.
He was reportedly in the process of loading the weapon when Ms. Thompson playfully took up the firearm, and in an attempt to retrieve it from her, the gun discharged.
It was discovered that Ms. Thompson was shot. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Detectives are now awaiting a ballistic report and post-mortem to assist in their investigation.