Security guard shot in confrontation with Kingston police
KINGSTON, Jamaica Feb 20 2018 — A security guard was shot and injured and a firearm seized during an alleged confrontation with the police last night in Love Lane, central Kingston.
According to reports a police team was on mobile patrol in the area around 11:25 pm when they observed the guard acting in a manner which aroused their suspicions.
The police further reported that lawmen made an attempt to apprehend him, when he pulled a firearm and was subsequently shot in the abdomen and right chest.
He was assisted to the Kingston Public Hospital and has been admitted under police guard.
The firearm, a .38 Taurus revolver, along with six live cartridges was taken from him.
