Toddler among two shot in Above Rocks
Published:Monday | November 7, 2022 | 8:42 AM
The St Catherine North police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a double shooting, in which a toddler was among the victims, in the Above Rocks community, in the parish, on Saturday.
The incident occurred about 2 p.m.
The Gleaner understands that the two-year-old child and an adult were at home when gunmen fired several shots inside their home, located in Barnett district in Above Rocks.
“The child got shot in his foot,” a representative from the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) told The Gleaner.
A suspect has reportedly been detained and an illegal firearm seized following a probe by the police.
The toddler and a 25-year-old victim are reportedly being treated at hospital.
"The shot fly through... the baby lucky. Mi glad it never worse," a resident told The Gleaner.
- Andre Williams
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