Gunman fatally shot by police in Bog Walk Gorge, cronies being sought
Published:Wednesday | September 13, 2023 | 2:20 PM
A man who was among gunmen who shot a man in Riversdale, Spanish Town, St Catherine was fatally shot by the police in an alleged shoot-out this afternoon.
The Bog Walk Gorge has been closed to facilitate the processing of the scene.
It is reported that men in a car travelled to the community and carried out a gun attack on a man, who was hit.
They then fled the scene.
Acting on intelligence, a police team intercepted a car in the Bog Walk Gorge that fit the description from the Riversdale's shooting.
A shoot-out reportedly ensued, during which a man was hit fatally.
Other men in the car fled and are now being sought by the police who are in the area conducting an operation.
The police say an illegal gun was seized following the shooting.
- Rasbert Turner
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