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A second man has been slapped with charges following the shooting of a police officer and another man along Inverness Drive, Sandy Bay, Clarendon, on July 26.

Charged is 21-year-old labourer Dontae Taylor, otherwise known as 'Berrita' and 'Six, also of Inverness Drive. He has been charged with two counts of wounding with intent, possession of prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and using prohibited weapon to commit a felony. Reports from the May Pen police are that at 8:30 p.m., a policeman at an event in the community heard that a man was shot nearby and tried to render assistance. While doing so, he was challenged by gunmen who later fled the scene on foot. After the shooting subsided, it was discovered that the policeman had been shot. He and the man who was attacked earlier were assisted to hospital, where they were treated.

Following an investigation into the matter, Taylor's co-accused, 27-year-old deliveryman Kirk Messam of the same community, turned himself into the police and was charged. Taylor was apprehended in his community on Sunday. The charges were laid against him yesterday, after an interview.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.