UPDATE: Two players shot during football match

TWO MALES, including a 16-year old, are nursing injuries after a shooting at Belfield Pasture, Belfield, St Michael, last night.

During the incident, 35-year-old Jason White of Fairview, Christ Church, received two injuries to his left foot, and Keymar Holligan of Eden Lodge, St Michael also received a gunshot injury to his left foot.

Both White and Holligan are members of the Belfield football team and were playing in a match, when White became involved in an altercation with a player from the opposing team.

Two male supporters of the opposing team ran onto the pasture and opened fire on White, which resulted in both players getting shot.

White and Holligan were transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance for medical attention and are listed as stable.

Police investigations are continuing and they are appealing to anyone who can provide any information that can assist to call Black Rock Police Station at Telephone numbers 4177500, 4177501, Police Emergency 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800 -TIPS (8477) or the nearest police station.     

All information received will remain strictly confidential. (PR/SAT)