Tense moments gr gripped the city of Mandeville on Tuesday morning as an armed gunman engaged the police and navy in a fierce four-hour standoff at an condominium advanced on Caledonia Street.
The stand-off, which drew dozens of onlookers and introduced site visitors to a crawl, was led by Head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Carey Duncan, with assist from Specialised Operations and members of the Jamaica Defence Power.
Earlier within the morning, residents have been jolted by a barrage of gunfire shortly after 7:30 a.m. when 39-year-old Adrian Bernard, a former worker at Ebony Park Academy, was riddled with bullets as he drove his Toyota Corolla alongside decrease Caledonia Street. Bernard’s car crashed into the again of a Toyota Prado close to a preferred auto elements retailer. He was later pronounced lifeless on the Mandeville Regional Hospital.
Investigators say the killing is linked to a dispute over eggs.
Not lengthy after, intelligence led police to an condominium advanced within the neighborhood, the place the alleged shooter — recognized solely by the alias “Brown Man” — had reportedly taken cowl.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Allen, Head of Police Space Three, confirmed that the following standoff lasted greater than 4 hours, as closely armed police groups from throughout Manchester, SWAT items, and JDF personnel converged on the scene.
Stay social media streams captured the dramatic moments, displaying convoys of police automobiles, SWAT vans, and a JDF tanker parked outdoors the constructing. Pictures circulating on-line additionally reveal partitions peppered with bullet holes, bearing proof of the extraordinary firefight.
Regardless of repeated appeals for give up, ACP Allen says the suspect refused to surrender and was finally shot and killed through the change of gunfire.
Following the operation, the safety forces seized a multi-caliber omni hybrid rifle, a Beretta pistol, and greater than 450 assorted rounds of ammunition.
ACP Allen says investigations into each the deadly capturing of Bernard and the following standoff stay ongoing.
