A man was this morning fatally shot by the police at the abandoned Inez Bogues Museum along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine.

The deceased has been identified as Tevaughn Taylor.

The police report that a team was along the popular 'back road' strip when Taylor engaged them in a firefight.

The incident happened around 6 a.m.

Taylor was hit in the exchange and he was taken to hospital where was pronounced dead.

The police say a revolver was seized at the scene of the shooting.

- Corey Robinson

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