THE ‘GOFUNDME’ drive launched by a number of organisations in the United States for the families of two policemen who were killed during an operation in Horizon Park, St Catherine, will now be used to set up a scholarship in the names of the lawmen.

Constable Hylton’s mother, Janet Jones-Hamilton, told The Gleaner that the family would rather have the money used for a scholarship in her son and Detective Corporal Dane Biggs’ names.

A number of organisations in the diaspora announced that they would be starting the GoFundMe drive to raise US$50,000 that would go to the families of both slain policemen.

Jones-Hamilton said that when they found out about the drive the family members were peeved because it gave the impression that they were begging funds to bury their son.

The chairman of the Police Federation, Sergeant Patrae Rowe, said that he was aware of the desire to set up the drive but his organisation did not give its blessings to the effort.