Security guard accidentally shoots senior citizen during attack
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A security guard who was attacked and stabbed during a confrontation along Molynes Road in St Andrew has been implicated in the accidental shooting and injury of a 69-year-old man.
The incident, which occurred at about 9:30 am on Sunday, has resulted in the guard being investigated for discharging a firearm causing injury.
Reports are that the security guard was involved in a tussle with another man when he was attacked and stabbed. During the confrontation, the guard’s firearm was discharged.
The 69-year-old man, who works as a tyre shop attendant, was in the vicinity when he was struck by the bullet.
He was assisted to the Kingston Public Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.
The Half-Way Tree Criminal Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the incident.
- Rasbert Turner
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