Dennis "Copper" Barth (1951–1978) was a gangster in

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, who operated out of the

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area in east Kingston. Barth is mentioned in the lyrics of

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song "Ghetto Red Hot": "Kingston we deh when Massop get shot / We deh when Copper get shot”, referring to Claude “Claudie" Massop and Barth, who made gang peace treaty in the 1970s.

Death

Barth was convicted of killing two policemen and escaped from jails twice. Copper was killed in a shootout with police at the

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race track in 1978.

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1951 births 1978 deaths Escapees Fugitives Fugitives wanted by Jamaica Jamaican people convicted of murder People convicted of murdering police officers People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Jamaica Jamaican escapees Escapees from Jamaican detention {{Jamaica-bio-stub