The Tribune

By DANA SMITH

Tribune Staff Reporter

dsmith@tribunemedia.net

DETAILS surrounding the alleged shooting of a police constable remain unknown, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade explained yesterday, as the victim has been unconscious – with injuries to the head – since Wednesday night.

That night, as police officers gathered at the hospital following an attack on Assistant Commissioner Clayton Fernander by two gunmen, they were shocked when a car pulled up outside, driven by off-duty Constable Phillipian Brown who was bleeding from the head.

Mr Brown told police before losing consciousness, he heard gunshots and believes he might have been shot.

Last night, Mr Greenslade said he told the press, the last status he had on Mr Brown’s condition – as of around 3pm yesterday – was that he was still unconscious.

“When he drove himself to the hospital, into the presence of senior police officers, it was noted he was in distress,” Mr Greenslade said. “He passed his police warrant card to them. He had blood over his clothing; he had an injury to his head; it was obvious that he was seriously injured and he indicated that he suspected he had been shot.

“He indicated that he heard gunshots, he felt pain, he saw blood, and he felt he’d been shot. He could not say who shot him, he could not say where he was, he was rushed immediately into the trauma room in a wheelchair.”

Mr Greenslade said he personally followed Mr Brown’s wheelchair into the trauma room where “he was limp” and lost consciousness.

“The information I received before attending the ceremony at prison this afternoon, is that he was still unconscious and the word they used was intubated – I took that to mean he’s got tubes inserted and is being helped by machines,” Mr Greenslade continued.

“I’m not certain as to his medical condition and I cannot speak any further as to whether he’s been shot or not been shot. I can simply give you what he told us and it’s words from his mouth into our ears. We leave it to doctors now and hopefully once all of the work has been done around X-rays and all of the other neurological and physiology work, I believe doctors will be in a better position to tell us something about his condition.”