St Lucia 's police force kept 'death lists ' of suspected criminals and planted guns at police shootings to make them look legitimate , according to a report . The Caribbean island 's prime minister Kenny Anthony said a team of Jamaican investigators had delivered an 'extremely damning ' report on the deaths of 12 people shot by officers in 2010 and 2011 . Mr Anthony said the report , which has not been made public , revealed that the shootings were 'staged by the police ' but reported as murders by unknown assailants . St Lucia 's ( pictured ) police force kept 'death lists ' of suspected criminals and planted guns at police shootings to make them look legitimate , according to a report . Guns were allegedly planted by officers and members of the force 's high command may have been involved in covering up the truth about the extra-judicial shootings . In a national address late last night , the Caribbean country 's leader said : 'The report confirms that 'the blacklist or death lists ' referenced by the media , human rights organisations , victims ' families and citizens alike did exist . ' Alleged tampering with evidence did n't just happen at scenes of police-related fatalities , Mr Anthony disclosed . St Lucia 's Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said the report was 'extremely damning ' During the investigators ' probe , they found that the internet server used by some police commanders was 'deliberately tampered with , ' he said . 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 . At the time , former prime minister Stephenson King publicly warned criminals that 'no stone will be left unturned and there will be no hiding place for anyone . ' Five of the dozen men fatally shot by police were killed in a single operation in the southern town of Vieux Fort . The prime minister said the courts would now decide whether to prosecute officers involved in the shootings . The Jamaican investigation came a year after the U.S. withdrew all assistance to island police , citing concerns about allegations of unlawful killings . Cameron Laure , president of St Lucia 's Police Welfare Association , said he was inundated with calls from officers about the 'killings ' . ' I do n't even know how to react at this point . I will have to meet with the commissioner of police as well as the other members first before making a full statement , ' he said .
St Lucia 's police allegedly staged shootings of 12 suspected criminals . Investigators claim officers planted guns at the scenes of their crimes . Caribbean island 's leader says 'death lists ' did exist , according to report . Comment: