UPDATE: Manchester robbery suspect found dead in Clarendon
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police have confirmed that a suspect who was shot by a licensed firearm holder during last Wednesday’s armed robbery spree in Cross Keys, south Manchester, was found dead in Clarendon.
A police source told OBSERVER ONLINE that the man’s body was found in southern Clarendon.
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Detectives theorise that the man’s body was dumped by his cronies following the robbery of a gas station, bar, lottery outlet and restaurant in Cross Keys.
During that robbery, a licensed firearm holder challenged a group of gunmen, one of which was shot and injured before fleeing the area.
The licensed firearm holder was also shot and taken to hospital for treatment.
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Police are relying on scientific evidence as they follow leads into a series of robberies in Manchester last week.
On Thursday, head of the Manchester Police, Superintendent Shane McCalla, said two suspects were arrested and an illegal firearm seized during an interception of a motor vehicle by an anti-robbery task force in Osbourne Store, Clarendon.
The suspects are reportedly linked to robberies in Cross Keys and Knockpatrick.
– Kasey Williams