Man shot dead, another injured in St Thomas robbery attempt
Published:Monday | October 21, 2019 | 9:53 AM
The St Thomas police are probing an early evening shooting at a bar in Prospect which left one man dead and another hospitalised.
The police believe that robbery was the motive for the shooting.
The deceased has been identified as 42-year old Jermaine Bailey, otherwise called 'Bird' of Prospect.
It is reported that about 7:30 Saturday evening, a gunman entered the bar and opened fire hitting Bailey and the other man.
The gunman then reportedly opened fire at another who turned out to be a plainclothes policeman.
A shootout then ensued.
The gunman reportedly escaped in a waiting motor vehicle.
The injured men were taken to hospital where Bailey succumbed to his injures, while the other man was admitted.
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