JCF PROBING ARMED ROBBERY AND SHOOTING IN LIGUANEA
Investigators from the St. Andrew Central Criminal Investigation Branch, collaborating with the Specialized Investigation Branch (SIB) and the Forensic Services Branch (FSB), have launched a high-level probe into a case of Shooting with Intent, Robbery and Malicious Destruction of Property following an incident in the parking lot of a plaza in Liguanea, Kingston 6, on Monday, November 9.
Reports are that at about 7:50 p.m., a three-member courier team from a security company was conducting a cash pick-up at a restaurant in the plaza when they were reportedly ambushed. The team was approached by approximately three-armed men who alighted from another vehicle in the parking lot. A confrontation ensued between the armed men and the security personnel, during which the assailants commandeered the security team’s Suzuki Vitara and fled the scene.
Following swift action of the police, the stolen motor vehicle was later intercepted and recovered along Blue Castle Drive in Mona, St. Andrew. The vehicle contained bags of cash and a shotgun. A full reconciliation process is currently underway to determine the amount of cash that was stolen during the heist.
Investigators have comprehensively processed the primary scene in Liguanea and the recovery scene in Mona and are utilising all investigative tools to identify those involved. Several statements have been recorded as investigations into the incident continue.
The JCF is appealing to anyone who may have information on the incident, or who was in the vicinity, to contact the Half-Way Tree Criminal Investigation Branch at 876-926-2551, the National Intelligence Bureau at 811, Crime Stop at 311, the police emergency 119 number or the nearest police station.
