Up to late last night police in Portmore, St Catherine, were searching for one of two men who shot and injured two people in the municipality yesterday and escaped on a motorcycle.

His accomplice was captured by the St Catherine North police minutes after the incident during a high-speed chase which ended in Spanish Town after the police received a call from their counterparts in Portmore.

Reports reaching THE STAR are that about 2:45 p.m., two persons were standing at their gate in 8 West, Greater Portmore, when a motorcycle with two men pulled up.

The pillion rider is said to have pulled a gun from his waist and started shooting, hitting the two.

They drove away on the bike but it was accosted by police. This resulted in a chase, which ended after the driver of the bike lost control and crashed. It is said that the driver, managed to escape, however, the other man was held by the cops.

A pistol believed to have been used in the earlier incident was seized. The arrested man's name has been withheld pending further investigation.