BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - A Sandy Point resident is currently nursing wounds to his legs at the JNF General Hospital after being shot by members of the Anti-Gang Unit.
According to a police communiqué, the incident had occurred in Sandy Point on Saturday, January 30,2021.2.6
The communiqué stated that sometime after 4:00 p.m. on the day in question, officers at the Sandy Point Police Station had responded to a request for assistance by an individual who claimed that his 7-year-old son was beaten by a man, whom he said was his neighbour.
Preliminary investigations have so far revealed that when the lawmen arrived at the scene, the assailant was behaving in a violent manner and was using threatening language.
He also refused to cooperate with the officers’ instructions and that led to them summoning members of the Anti-Gang Unit to provide assistance.
On their arrival, the communiqué stated that the assailant continued to behave in a violent manner and had advanced towards the officers with a knife.
The assailant allegedly swung the knife at the officers, threatened to kill one of them.
“He was warned and refused to comply with the commands of the Officers. As a result, he was shot in the legs by members of the Anti-Gang Unit,” the statement said.
He was transported by an ambulance from the Emergency Medical Services to the JNF General Hospital, where he is reportedly warded in a stable condition.
The scene was processed by personnel from the Forensic Department, who had collected items of evidential value.
The matter is being investigated by personnel from the Violent Crimes Unit.
