Soldier among three in custody after shootout with police
Published:Thursday | May 5, 2022 | 4:19 PM
Three men, including a soldier, were taken into custody earlier today after members of the security forces reportedly repelled an attack by armed thugs in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
Two firearms and a police ballistic vest were also seized, the police have confirmed.
Superintendent Howard Chambers, commanding officer for the St Catherine North Police, said a team was about to commence cordon and search operations along Johns Road when they came under gunfire from a group of men.
The fire was returned and the men ran in different directions, Chambers said.
However, three of them were held, including the soldier and a man who was found suffering from gunshot wounds.
The men are to be interviewed by investigators, Chambers said.
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