Suspected bandit shot after attacking Police with knife

A suspected bandit who reportedly attempted to relieve a woman of her mobile phone was on Thursday shot and injured after he attacked two Police ranks with a knife along South Road, Georgetown.
The injured man is 25-year-old Akeem Martin of Half Mile Wismar, Linden, who reportedly was shot to his right foot and is under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The Police have said that on the day in question, at about 16:30h, two armed ranks were on motorcycle patrol along Croal Street, Georgetown when they heard a woman screaming “Thief!” As they went to inspect, the ranks observed a man trying to confiscate the woman’s mobile phone.
As the two ranks advanced towards the suspect, he started to run in an attempt to escape, but the ranks pursued and caught up with him along South Road. Martin, the Police stated, then whipped out a knife and attacked one of the ranks, who retaliated by discharging at him a round which reportedly caught him to his right foot.
The ranks summoned assistance, and the injured man was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and admitted a patient. Charges are expected to be laid shortly.