Teen boys hospitalised after Westmoreland gun attack
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February 25, 2018

Teen boys hospitalised after Westmoreland gun attack

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two teenage boys are currently nursing gunshot wounds following an attack on Cooke Street in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland yesterday.

According to reports, the boys were standing along the roadway when two men approached on a motorcycle.

The pillion rider reportedly  opened gunfire hitting the 14-year-old in his left thigh and the 19-year-old in the right leg and abdomen.

They were both taken to the Savanna-La-Mar Hospital for treatment.

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