Police probe Pinelands shooting incident

Police presence in the Pine after an allegedly police involved shooting near the Parkinson playing field. (Photo Credit: Shamar Blunt/Barbados TODAY)

Police are investigating a shooting incident involving officers attached to Operation Broken Trident along Field Road, Pinelands, St Michael on Thursday morning.

According to police, officers and soldiers were on patrol around 10:40 a.m. when they approached a group of men liming near a business establishment.

One man reportedly ran across the road while drawing a firearm, which police said he pointed in the direction of the patrol.

An officer, fearing for his safety, discharged his weapon. The man escaped and remains at large.

Investigations are continuing.

Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477, Police Emergency at 211, or District ‘A’ Police Station at 430-7242.

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