Waterloo St. businessman threatens legal action over police shooting

Mar 18, 2013 News

One month after a Waterloo Street businessman, who reportedly attacked a policeman with a pair of scissors which resulted in him being shot three times in the leg, is yet to have his day in court.

Wounded: Phillip Small

Forty- eight- year-old Phillip Small of Lot 283 Waterloo Street, a father of five said that “the policeman was the one who was wrong” and is thus calling for justice to be served.
Small, a motorbike repairman said he is not going to let matter slide, and will be seeking legal consultations since he claimed that the officer’s behaviour was unlawful and unjustified.
In an interview with the media on Saturday, Small disputed claims by the police which stated that on February 18 last, he attacked a Tactical Service Unit (TSU) rank with a pair of scissors, obstructing the policeman in the execution of his duties.
According to Small, he had gone into the “Globe Yard” in Waterloo Street to change some money when the police walked into the location and yelled, “Everybody brace the wall.”
Small said he replied to the ranks, “stop robbing the people,” and the rank threw a punch at him. He reacted by returning the favour and a scuffle ensued. Small said that it was during the scuffle that the rank pulled out his firearm and shot him three times in the leg.
One bullet, he explained went through the leg, while the other two shattered the bone in his upper right thigh.
Because of this, Small said he is unable to work and by doctor’s orders, he is to stay off the leg for the next three months. Despite this, Small said he has never been contacted by the police. “Dem say I attack them but yet still dem ain’t charge me, nothing. Dem ain’t even mek contact with me since then.”
The businessman said that the police fabricated a story against him and that is why no contact has been made since the incident.
“I plan to tek it far. I deh home in my bed and nobody aint helping me. I can’t work and I got to spend a set of money on medicine.”