Police report that a 29-year-old male from Ross Corner is in the hospital after being shot by police while armed with a cutlass yesterday.
According to the police report, shortly before 7 am, a female in the area of Marlborough and West Bay Streets told police she was approached, robbed of her handbag, and assaulted in the face by a man armed with a cutlass.
Police upon responding found a man in the area of Baillou Hill Road and Lewis Street who they report was still armed with a cutlass. Police said that when one of the officers approached the suspect, the suspect attacked the officer and was subsequently shot in the leg.
The suspect was taken to the hospital via EMS where he remains in stable condition in police custody. Police investigations continue.
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Sickened 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Excellent outcome. Nice work police - shooting in the leg is a good way to stop crazy criminals. Granted it is harder and therefore riskier than shooting him in the chest. This shows experience, calmness and maturity on the part of the officer(s).
trueBahamian 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Maybe the officer's aim was off or as the guy approached him he didn't have time to aim for the chest and fired right away.
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