Shooting
November 11, 2016
Cop tries to foil armed robbery, shot multiple times
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are reporting that a police officer attached to the Protective Services Division was shot and injured on Washington Boulevard, Kingston 20, last night.
Reports from the Half-Way-Tree police are that about 8:31 pm, two men armed with handguns robbed pump attendants at a gas station.
The police say the officer, who was purchasing petrol, tried to assist the citizens in distress.
He was shot several times in the face, chest and hand.
He was transported to hospital where the police say he has been admitted in serious but stable condition.