Jamaican cop shot; gunman caught hours later
Key Points(5)
- A Jamaican policeman was shot and injured by a gunman along Old Harbour Road in St Catherine on Friday.
- According to reports, two police officers, a corporal, and a constable were traveling in an unmarked car when they stopped at the Innswood traffic light.
- The officers saw a man armed with a handgun jump from a white coaster bus.
- Reports are that the man pointed the gun and started shooting toward the police constable.
- The police constable returned fire, then realized he had received a gunshot wound to his right thigh.
A Jamaican policeman was shot and injured by a gunman along Old Harbour Road in St Catherine on Friday.
According to reports, two police officers, a corporal, and a constable were traveling in an unmarked car when they stopped at the Innswood traffic light.
The officers saw a man armed with a handgun jump from a white coaster bus.
Reports are that the man pointed the gun and started shooting toward the police constable.
The police constable returned fire, then realized he had received a gunshot wound to his right thigh.
He was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital by the Spanish Town police unit.
According to reports, the alleged gunman was apprehended a few hours after the attack on the lawman when he showed up for medical treatment at the same hospital.
The gunman, who is said to be a 42-years-old, had gunshot wounds to his abdomen and right hand.
He was positively identified as the man who shot the policeman and was placed under police guard at the hospital.
