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Cops shoot bike repairman in Globe Yard

Feb 19, 2013 News

A 47-year-old bike repairman was shot in the right thigh around 20:00 hrs yesterday, allegedly during an altercation with a policeman in the notorious ‘Globe Yard’ in Waterloo Street.
Police said that Philip Small, called ‘Skinny’, of Lot 283 Waterloo Street, was wounded when he attacked a Tactical Services Unit rank, but close friends of the wounded man are disputing this claim.
According to police sources, two TSU ranks on motorcycles were patrolling near waterloo Street when they observed a man acting suspiciously. They alleged that the man then entered the ‘Globe Yard’ and the policemen decided to follow him.
The police claim that when the ranks entered the yard, Small attempted to prevent one of the policemen from apprehending the man they were about to question. It is alleged that a scuffle ensued between Small and one of the policemen, during which the repairman attempted to stab the rank with a pair of scissors. However, fortunately for the rank, the scissors did not pierce the policeman’s bullet-proof vest.
The police sources claim that the rank then shot Small in the right thigh. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where his condition was listed as stable.
Disputing the police version of events, two Waterloo Street residents claimed that the police ranks entered the yard, went directly to Small, and one of them then shot him. They claimed that the ranks then proceeded to kick the wounded man after he had collapsed.
They said that many police ranks are familiar with Small, since he has often repaired their motorcycles.

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