Firearm handed over to police, St James man arrested
Published:Thursday | March 5, 2020 | 11:23 AM
A 9mm pistol and two 9mm rounds of ammunition were handed over to the police after a confrontation in Richmond Hill in Catadupa, St James on Wednesday.
One man was arrested following the incident.
The Cambridge Police report that about 8:15 a.m., a confrontation ensued between two men in the community.
During the altercation, the suspect reportedly pulled a firearm at the complainant and attempted to shoot him.
The complainant then reportedly used a machete to chop the suspect.
The firearm fell to the ground and the complainant handed it over to the police.
Sometime later, the suspect turned up at hospital with chop wounds.
He was treated and admitted under police guard.
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