Would-be robber identified

Nagra Plunkett, Assignment Coordinator
WESTERN BUREAU:

One of two men, who were fatally shot during a robbery attempt by a licensed firearm holder in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday has been identified.

He is Andrew Wint, a 20-year-old resident of Plum Tree near Springmount in the parish.

It is reported that about 12.30 a.m. on Sunday, a group of persons were in a section of Catherine Hall, Montego Bay when two armed men attempted to rob them.

An alarm was raised, and the licensed firearm holder challenged the gunmen.

Wint and his crony were shot and killed in the incident.

A loaded pistol and a large knife were allegedly recovered from the men.

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