A goat thief is nursing a gunshot wound to his buttocks. He sustained the injury while reportedly attacking police ranks early yesterday morning.
The wounded man was with three others who were stealing goats in the Mahaica area. Police said in a press release that about 05:30hours, the police responded to a report of suspected larceny of goats.
On arrival at the Helena No. 2 Public Road, Mahaica, ECD, three men and a woman were seen in a motor vehicle with two goats.
The men and the woman made efforts to escape and were pursued by the police, during which one of the men allegedly attacked a rank with a pair of scissors and was shot to his buttocks.
The injured man was taken to the hospital where he was admitted, while another man and the woman were arrested and are in police custody.
However, according to the police the ranks who did the shooting has been placed under close arrest, while the Police Office of Professional Responsibility is conducting investigations into the incident.
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