A 16-year-old youth who attempted to rob a taxi operator was fatally shot by the police at the intersection of Sutton Street and Church Street, downtown Kingston, Wednesday night.

Dead is Andre Spence of lower Text Lane, Kingston.

The CCN is reporting that about 11:40 p.m., the taxi operator picked up four males, including the teenager, on Church Street. On reaching the intersection of Sutton Street, they brandished firearms and attempted to rob him. A struggle developed and the motor vehicle crashed into a wall. Three of the would-be robbers ran from the vehicle. Members of a police team on patrol in the area saw Spence, armed with a gun, coming from the car. He pointed the weapon at the officers and was shot. A home-made firearm containing one 12-gauge cartridge was seized. The teen was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver escaped injury.