ST JAMES, Jamaica — One of the two security guards who was wounded in this morning’s armed robbery in St James has died.

He is 61-year-old Canute Earle of Norwood, St James. His death brings to two, the total killed in the attack.

According to a statement from the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), Earle and his colleague were travelling in a marked Hawkeye motor car that was escorting a Toyota Hiace van, which was being driven by Floyd Wilson, 41, of Rosemount Gardens, St James. Wilson was travelling with a passenger aboard.

On reaching a section of Jarrett Street, about 8:00 am, it is reported that a motor vehicle blocked the roadway and men armed with guns alighted.

The assailants allegedly opened gunfire on the Hawkeye vehicle and the Toyota Hiace van, before stealing an undetermined sum of cash.

The police were summoned and on their arrival, both security guards and Wilson were taken to hospital, where Earle and Wilson were pronounced dead and the other security guard admitted in stable condition.

The passenger in the Hiace van was not hurt.

Investigations continue.