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GUNMAN SHOT IN ST ANN BAR HOLD-UP ATTEMPT

ACCOMPLICE FLEES AFTER LICENSED FIREARM HOLDER INTERVENES

ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; October 12, 2024

A gunman was shot and wounded and his accomplice ran away after they were challenged by a licensed firearm holder in a bar in St Ann Friday night, October 11.

The wounded man is in hospital.

Police are searching for the accomplice who escaped.

Reports to the North Coast Times are that near midnight on Friday, patrons were at Giggles Paradise bar in St Ann’s Bay when two men entered. One brandished a gun and they demanded cash and valuables.

After receiving some cash and other items, the gunman pointed his firearm at the firearm holder and demanded money. The firearm holder moved away, pulled his gun, and fired at the gunman whose gun apparently misfired. He and his accomplice ran from the bar. The gunman was later found outside on the road in a pool of blood.

The other man ran away but a trail of blood suggested he was shot.

The wounded gunman was taken to the nearby St Ann’s Bay hospital where he was admitted.

Investigations are ongoing.