May 16, 2024
73- y-o man injured in St Andrew gun attack
ST ANDREW, Jamaica – A 73-year-old man was shot and injured during a gun attack on Omara Road, St Andrew, on Wednesday night.
The elderly man, a carpenter, was shot when a gunman opened fire on him and another man on a section of the roadway. The other man escaped injuries, the police said.
Reports are that around 7:00 pm, both men were on Omara Road when they were pounced upon by another man travelling on foot and armed with a handgun.
The gunman, the police said, opened gunfire, hitting the elderly man in his right hand, before escaping on foot.
The injured man was rushed by residents to hospital for treatment.
No motive has been established for the attack, the police said.