A weekend robbery spree by gunmen posing as police officers ended in a deadly gun battle between them and the lawmen in Portmore, St Catherine on Saturday.
"It was like a movie," said gasping Hamilton Gardens residents, as they recalled, with animation, the shoot-out, which left one of three gunmen dead. The others, said to be armed with "two big, long guns", escaped.The incident took place around 7:00 pm. Many residents were relaxing in their yards talking with neighbours, while others were arriving home from church. Then the sound of gunshots sent them scampering for cover.
Police said the men had earlier robbed a bar in Sligoville, St Catherine, and that quick action by the victims and police who responded to their calls resulted in the vehicle being intercepted and trailed by the cops.
"They travelled on Mandela Highway, then turned into Portmore, then into the community," a police officer told the Jamaica Observer
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