Man reportedly shot by police in an armed confrontation succumbed to his injuries
Toriann Ellis / Our Today
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Rushawn Gayle, who was shot and injured after he allegedly engaged the police in an armed confrontation in Caymanas Bay, St Catherine, has died in hospital.
Gayle, otherwise called ‘Russian’, is a 24-year-old labourer of Caymanas Bay.
The police report that about 5:35 am on Tuesday, police personnel conducted a targeted operation in the area, during which Gayle was accosted.
Gayle reportedly brandished a firearm and challenged the police. The police allegedly took evasive action and returned fire, injuring Gayle.
The police say a Ruger Hi Point nine-millimetre pistol affixed with a magazine containing six rounds was seized from him.
He was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital, where he was admitted, but he subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
The Independent Commission of Investigations has launched a probe into the matter.
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