Man fatally shot by police in Ocho Rios identified
ST ANN, Jamaica — The man who was fatally shot by police in the vicinity of the bus park in Ocho Rios, St Ann on Thursday afternoon has been identified.
He is 25-year-old Tevin Stewart, a front-end loader operator from Pimento Walk in the parish.
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According to police sources, around 12:05 pm, Stewart was aboard a vehicle which cops say fit the description of a vehicle that was used in a robbery in Ocho Rios on Sunday.
Lawmen said when they attempted to intercept the vehicle, an occupant of the motor car pointed a firearm at them.
It’s reported that the police took evasive action, fired in the direction of the vehicle and Stewart was hit.
He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A firearm was reportedly recovered during the incident.
In the meantime, a manhunt is on for the second occupant of the vehicle.