KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Two suspects, one a female, were detained after police shot up a motor vehicle reportedly transporting weapons at the Portmore Toll Road exit in St Andrew on Tuesday night.

The police reportedly had to open fire at the vehicle after the driver attempted to run them over. An AK-47 assault rifle with a magazine containing five 7.62 rounds was seized during the incident.

It is understood that the female, who is from Naggo Head in Portmore, St Catherine, was hospitalised after the incident. The male suspect, from Dunbeholden in Spanish Town, was treated at hospital and released into police custody.