At about 3pm yesterday, ranks of a police mobile patrol responded to a report of larceny of a gold chain at Republic Park, EBD, committed on Ingrid Brown, 60 years, an overseas-based Guyanese, residing at Phase 1, Republic Park.
According to a release from Eve Leary, acting on information received the police subsequently confronted the suspect, Aris Browne of Republic Park, who was seen at a shop at Eccles Access Road, EBD. The police said that during efforts to arrest him he attacked the police with a knife causing them to resort to the use of force and he was shot to his right foot. He was taken to the GPHC where he was admitted under guard.
Investigations are continuing.
