IN JAMAICA: Deadly end! - Robbery foiled; cops kill one gunman, injure another

POLICE yesterday foiled an armed robbery in the Jamaican capital, Kingston, killing one of the gunmen and injuring another. However, two of their cronies escaped during a blazing battle along the busy city streets.

The gunmen, police said, went to Larry’s Haberdashery on Princess Street in downtown Kingston and attempted to rob the store about 10:30 am, but their plan was cut short when a police patrol from the Denham Town station was alerted, and the heavily armed officers wasted no time in taking on the criminals.

Eyewitnesses said the armed men tried to escape when the police arrive8d, and during a chase through the streets one of the men opened fire at the policemen, who returned the fire, forcing shoppers to flee in several directions. Read more: