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Senior Superintendent Damion Manderson
Three men, including a policeman, were shot during a gun attack along Chisholm Avenue in St Andrew last evening.
They are being treated in hospital.
The officer was reportedly shot in both legs. The other wounded persons are a 23 year-old production clerk and 40 year-old construction worker.
Residents reported hearing a barrage of gunshots shortly before 7 o'clock.
Senior Superintendent Damion Manderson, Commanding Officer for the St. Andrew South Police Division, told Radio Jamaica News that none of their wounds are considered life-threatening.
SSP Manderson said a a fourth person, said to be a suspect in the shooting, was also wounded when the policeman successfully repelled the attack.
The police had been maintaining a strong presence in the Chisholm Avenue area, which was under a 48 hour curfew that should have ended at 6:00 p.m., but he confirmed that, due to the latest incident and violence in other locations on Friday, a division-wide curfew is now in effect. This will be for an initial 48 hours.
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