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Everton Cummings, a 58-year-old construction worker of Port Antonio in Portland, has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm, assault at common law, and unlawful wounding after he tried to kill a man who managed to escape on Friday, June 17.

Reports are that at about 7:00.pm, the complainant was at a stall when the accused approached him and pulled a handgun from his waistband.

He then allegedly pointed it at the complainant and threatened him. The complainant then grabbed the gun, and a brawl developed between both men, during which the complainant received a wound on his right hand.

The accused then lost his balance, and the complainant ran off to safety. Cummings was arrested on charged Sunday, October 30. No court date has been set for him yet.

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