Real News Antigua: 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.