Alleged gunman fatally shot by police in St Thomas

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Alleged gunman fatally shot by police in St Thomas

A man was fatally shot and an illegal gun reportedly seized in Seaforth, St Thomas on Saturday during an alleged confrontation with the police. Dead is Franco Alex Campbell, 26-year-old of Seaforth Capture Land, St Thomas. It is reported that...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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