Several police officers and civilians lined the Edward Seaga Highway where police say a non-fatal shooting occurred on Saturday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — There was a non-fatal shooting along the Edward Seaga Highway Saturday afternoon.
The constabulary’s Corporate Communication Unit confirmed the shooting but had no details.
A video making the rounds on social media showed the police lifting a bloodied and injured man into the back of a pickup truck. Several vehicles stopped along the major thoroughfare, and one vehicle appeared to have run off the road and was stuck in a ditch.
Several police officers were on the scene.
More details will be available later.
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