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Man killed, woman abducted in Hanover robbery

Published: 2015-08-04 15:25:00

A man was killed, a woman abducted and several persons were robbed during an incident in Cousins Cove, Hanover this morning police are reporting.

Dead is 30-year-old Conray Brackett of New Town, Cousins Cove in the parish.

The Lucea police report that about 12:15 a.m., Brackett and the woman were among a group of patrons at a bar when four armed men entered the premises and proceeded to rob them of cellular phones and cash.

The assailants then opened fire, hitting Brackett several times before they took the woman in a motor vehicle and fled the scene. The police were summoned and Brackett was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, while the woman was later found in the Esher area of Lucea, Hanover.

Anyone with information that can assist the Police in their investigations is being asked to contact the Lucea police at 956-2304, Crime Stop at 311 or 811, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

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