The Tribune

By RASHAD ROLLE

Tribune Staff Reporter

rrolle@tribunemedia.net

A POLICE chase ended in a car crash that killed two men on Saturday.

Police said officers were acting on information shortly after 9pm when they visited the Golden Gates area and observed a silver car that was occupied by two men who were behaving suspiciously.

At the scene, Chief Superintendent Craig Stubbs said: “Officers on mobile patrol attempted to stop a vehicle, a Nissan Note, silver in colour, suspected of being involved in an armed robbery. The first attempt by the officers, the vehicle failed to stop. It led police on a high-speed chase from the Carmichael Road corridor to Golden Gates #1 subdivision, East Street and come back around. The vehicle at the time was travelling at a high rate of speed.”

Police said the driver lost control and collided with a concrete wall on the western side of the Baillou Hill Road, near Moonshine Drive.

“The driver was ejected from the vehicle,” a police statement said. ‘EMS and Fire Services were called to the scene where the passenger had to be extracted.”

The driver was pronounced dead on the scene and the passenger was transported to the hospital where he eventually died from his injuries. Police said they recovered a 9mm pistol with 12 rounds of ammunition from the scene.

The incident followed a separate police chase last Thursday that resulted in a man being shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

“Upon arrival to the area, officers saw a vehicle fitting the description, attempted to stop the driver who ignored and sped off,” police said.

“The vehicle came to a stop on Brougham Street off East Street where two males exited the vehicle. One of the males produced a firearm, pointed it in the direction of the officers and discharged it. Officers, being in fear of their lives, fired their service weapon at the suspects injuring one of the males. The suspects fled on foot but were captured a short time later. The injured male was transported to hospital by EMS where he is listed in critical condition. The other male was arrested and taken into custody. Police have recovered a 9mm pistol with six rounds of ammunition at the scene.”

Police Inspector Leonardo Burrows said yesterday the injured man from Thursday’s incident is now in stable condition.