Cops probing whether police fatal shooting of 2 men in Spanish Town yesterday linked to shooting of pump attendant

Police are investigating whether or not two men fatally shot during a confrontation with the police yesterday in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, were linked to the shooting of a pump attendant on Deanery Road, Kingston, earlier in the day.

Commanding Officer for St. Catherine North, Senior Superintendent Hopton Nicholson, says that the connection remains unconfirmed as investigations continue.

The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old warehouse assistant Xavier Flowers, otherwise called “Xavi” or “Blacks” of St. John’s Road, Spanish Town and another man known only as “Gunners” of Waltham Park Road, Kingston.

The police say they received information that men were seen in the St. John’s Road area.

On reaching the community, the police say they encountered a group of men and identified themselves.

According to the police, the men brandished firearms and opened fire at the team.

The police say they returned fire in defence of their lives.

When the shooting subsided, two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds with a 9 millimetre pistol found nearby.

They were taken to the Spanish Town Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.