Details about incident that led to police officer shooting allegedly deranged man are revealed

More information has come to light concerning last week’s shooting
of a man by a police officer, with the victim now alleged to be of
unsound mind.
 
Reports say the corporal, who resides in Villa, went to the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) and complained that the victim had
struck him on the left hand with a stone and attacked him with a
cutlass.
As a result of this assault, the officer said, he was forced to discharge
his service revolver, which resulted in the man being shot in his left
arm.
 
This incident reportedly occurred on Long Street, at about 8:40 p.m.,
on Saturday, March 9.
 
Meanwhile, reports say that while the Police were seeking answers
from the victim he refused to give his name.

According to reports, at about 8 p.m. that same night, the corporal
was at Kings Casino when Carson “Upper Cut” Matthew reported
that an unidentified man had attacked him with a cutlass.
 
As a result, the officer approached the suspect, who allegedly threw
a glass bottle, striking two female bystanders. The man then ran
from the scene with the officer giving chase.
 
During this time, the police officer observed that the suspect was
brandishing a cutlass, exposing it to bystanders on lower High
Street.
 
However, the corporal continued to give chase; and upon reaching
Long Street, in the vicinity of DHL, the suspect turned around; ran
towards the officer; and threw a stone at the corporal’s head. It
struck him on his left forearm, instead, causing a bruise.
 
Further reports are that the suspect then immediately raised a two-
foot-long cutlass in an attempt to strike the lawman, who pulled his
service revolver and discharged a single round, striking the suspect
in his left bicep.
 
The suspect subsequently fell to the ground and the officer was able
to detain him.
 
The man, known only as “John Doe,” along with the cutlass and
stone, were taken to the CID and turned over to another police
corporal.

At that point, the man was transported to the hospital by the
Emergency Medical Service and was seen by a doctor who reported
that his injuries were not life threatening.
 
The officer also had to be seen by a doctor.