Update |10-year-old girl shot in St Catherine shoot-out has died

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October 16, 2026

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The young girl who was shot during this morning’s shoot-out involving the police and gunmen in St Catherine has died.

The child, who is said to be 10 years old, succumbed to her injuries while being treated at the Spanish Town Hospital.

The circumstances surrounding how the child was shot remain unclear.

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