Randall Gallimore, who was listed as wanted in connection with the shooting injury of a police Inspector in Linstead, St Catherine on Monday, September 5, is now in police custody.
Randall, 25, was arrested in a police operation in Wakefield, Linstead in the parish on Monday evening.
According to reports from the St Catherine North Police, the inspector and his team were on duty in the town centre when they observed two men whose actions aroused their suspicion.
The men were accosted; however, one of them reportedly pulled a firearm and opened gunfire. The police inspector and a 22-year-old taxi operator were injured during the exchange of gunfire.
One of the two men was held on the spot, while Randall was pursued and subsequently arrested in the operation.
The police are maintaining a presence in the area as they seek to reassure residents that they will continue to work to keep them safe.
