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Hopton Nicholson, Operations Officer for the St. Catherine South Police
Two policemen were shot on Friday afternoon after they responded to a robbery in Independence City in Portmore, St. Catherine.
A third policeman was injured when he was run over by a car transporting the robbers.
Their injuries are not considered life threatening.
Hopton Nicholson, Operations Officer for the St. Catherine South Police, told Radio Jamaica News the officers had responded after a woman reported she was robbed.
The police pursued the vehicle in which the robbers were travelling and intercepted it at a traffic light in Independence City.
The robbers reportedly alighted their vehicle and forcibly took control of a taxi after pulling out the driver.
However, the car crashed when they were trying to escape.
The robbers then exited the vehicle and engaged the police in a shootout, injuring the cops.
At the end of the clash, one of the robbers died and the other escaped.
A firearm was recovered from the scene as well as stolen items.
The vehicle in which the men were initially travelling had also been reported stolen.
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