KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 37-year-old businessman on Tuesday was freed of three counts of shooting with intent and one count of having a prohibited weapon after the trial judge upheld legal submissions made by his attorneys.

Three police officers had alleged that on November 11, 2023 about 5:30pm, Neil Anderson, following a high-speed chase into Tivoli Gardens, alighted from a Toyota Hiace bus with seven other men, all of whom opened fire on the police. According to the lawmen, after the gun battle subsided, Anderson was found on the ground nearby suffering from gunshot wounds to his head. He was later taken to the Kingston Public Hospital for treatment and was subsequently charged. On inspection of the Hiace bus the police noted that the registration plates at the front and back were different.

He was represented by attorneys-at-law King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie and Sayeed Bernard when the matter was brought before the Supreme Court.