Jamaica: Cops kill man in shootout, firearm seized
A man was killed in an alleged shootout with the police in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Wednesday morning
An illegal firearm was seized following the incident, the police said.
The deceased has not yet been identified.
Information reaching reporters is that around 3:45 am, police responded to reports of cars being broken into along Lauriston Avenue in a community known as Ainsley Lodge.
While patrolling the area, the police accosted a man who brandished a firearm and opened gunfire. The law enforcement officers returned the fire, and the man was hit.
He was reportedly rushed to the Spanish Town Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The police said one Tanfoglio pistol with a magazine containing four rounds was taken from him.
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has since been informed of the incident.
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