Three cops wounded, Luciano held
March 26, 2009
International reggae entertainer Jepther McClymont, better known as Luciano, was expected to spend last night in police custody as he faced the possibility of being slapped with multiple charges.
The 45-year-old McClymont was arrested yesterday after a shooting incident at his Westminster Crescent, St Andrew home and studio, which left three policemen nursing gunshot wounds.
The alleged gunman has since been identified as Andrew Senior, dubbed 'Conqueror' by his cronies following a previous incident in Central Village, St Catherine, where he shot four policemen and escaped.
Yesterday, he was not that lucky as an almost two-hour-long stand-off ended with him dead.
Acted on information
The police said the incident began about 5:30 yesterday morning when they acted on information and went to the premises on Westminster Crescent in search of Senior.
Unofficial reports state that the police were about to enter the house when they were greeted with gunfire.
One policemen was hit in the leg and another in the groin. A third policeman, who attempted to rescue his injured colleagues, was shot in the face.
During the shooting, Senior was heard declaring he was determined to kill members of the force and boasting about the amount of ammunition he had.
"We have recovered the firearm at the scene. It is a high-powered weapon, and what is even more critical was the type of ammunition that was found at the scene," Leon Rose, assistant commissioner of police in charge of Area 5, told The Gleaner. "From what we have seen, and the evidence that presented itself, Andrew Senior was well armed, he was heavily armed."...
Author: Arthur Hall
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
