A policeman and a robbery suspect were both shot in their thighs during a scuffle on Leopold Street yesterday.
The police in a statement said that Constable Cordell Kendall was shot in the left thigh after he and other ranks of the Brickdam Police Station responded to a report of a Robbery Under Arms at Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust.
“In the process of arresting a suspect, a scuffle ensued between the policeman and suspect, who were both shot in the thighs”, the police said.
Commissioner of Police (ag), Nigel Hoppie yesterday visited the injured constable at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The statement said that he assured Kendall and his wife of the Police Force’s support.
Shortly after the Commissioner’s visit, Kendall was transferred to the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery. Hoppie was accompanied by Regional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean; Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum and others.
