TWO men were taken into custody following a high-speed chase and shootout with police early on Wednesday morning.
According to reports, shortly after 1.00am, police received a report of two armed males in a white Camry in the Carmichael Road area. An all points bulletin was immediately issued.
A few minutes later, Mobile Division officers spotted the vehicle in the Carmichael area and signalled to the driver to stop. He refused and sped off, resulting in a high-speed chase which ended when the Camry crashed near the Sir Sidney Bridge on East Bay Street.
The two suspects then left the vehicle and began shooting at the police – who returned fire and shot one of the men. Both suspects were arrested and a handgun was recovered from the car.
The injured man is detained in hospital under heavy police guard.
Comments
Sickened 6 years, 9 months ago
Excellent work! Kudos to our police force.
MonkeeDoo 6 years, 9 months ago
This kind of person should get life !! Never again to be seen.
DaGoobs 6 years, 9 months ago
The most important question is how were these men able to get their hands on a gun in the first place? How do these guns get into this country through our porous borders? Are customs and immigration officers in cahoots with whoever is importing them or is our inspection system just that poor? Until we can clamp down on and terminate people's ability to import hand guns and assault rifles into this country, we will continue to have this problem. And for once I agree with the Commissioner of Police that the sentences handed out by the courts for illegal gym and ammunition possession is too lenient. I see where the Chief Magistrate gave Dwight Major 9 months in prison for possessing and unlicensed firearm and bullets. That's ridiculous. Until you start giving these wannabe hoodlums some real time for illegal gun possession, then to me the courts are sending the wrong message. Guns kill; yeah you can have them for protection but their sole or primary purpose is to kill. So what socially redeeming purpose did the two hoodlums in this news story have a gun for? What socially redeeming purpose did Dwight Major have his gun for or any of the others charged with the same offence? We shouldn't consider giving them any leniency until they disclose where they got the gun from and how.
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