article_snippet: The dozen killings occurred during a police mission called 'Operation Restore Confidence' as the tourism-dependent island grappled with a worrying rise in violent crime.
article_snippet: Five of the dozen men fatally shot by police were killed in a single operation in the southern town of Vieux Fort.
article_snippet: The Jamaican investigation came a year after the U.S. withdrew all assistance to island police, citing concerns about allegations of unlawful killings.
highlights_snippet: Killings were part of a police mission called 'Operation Restore Confidence' 