Two more illegal guns off the streets

Two firearms and a quantity of ammunition have been seized by a joint police/military team during an operation in Salt Spring, St James this morning.

The police said that one man was fatally shot during the confrontation with the security forces.

The prime minister recently said that 85 per cent of all homicides in Jamaica are committed using an illegal firearm. Data published by the Jamaica Constabulary Force indicate that 156 murders were recorded on the island between January 1 and February 5.