Three in custody in relation to St Andrew gun seizure
Published:Monday | March 22, 2021 | 9:42 AM
Three men were arrested and an illegal gun and ammunition seized by detectives assigned to the Half Way Police Division on Phillips Avenue/Russell Road in St Andrew on Sunday.
The police report that about 11:35 a.m., a team was conducting a patrol in the area when a heavily tinted motor car was signalled to stop.
The driver reportedly refused to stop and then later collided with a utility pole along the roadway.
The police say men aboard exited the vehicle and opened fire at the cops.
The gunmen were subsequently subdued.
The police say the cops recovered a Sig Sauer nine millimetre pistol and a magazine containing five 9mm rounds of ammunition
The men were subsequently arrested.
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