A wannabe thief was fatally shot and an illegal firearm taken from him in east Kingston after he reportedly tried to rob an off-duty policeman on Saturday.
He has been identified as 20-year-old Lemard Campbell of Rushden Road, Kingston 2.
Police reports are that about 9:15 a.m., the policeman was driving his vehicle along Windward Road where he stopped to speak with a friend.
While doing so, an armed man approached and demanded money from the two.
The off-duty policeman pulled his service firearm and a shoot-out ensued during which Campbell was hit. A 9mm Beretta pistol with five rounds of ammunition was taken from him.
He was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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