Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
Cop accidentally shoots self in patrol vehicle
Kaieteur News – A rank attached to the Impact Base at the Brickdam Police Station accidentally shot himself in the leg on Thursday just as he and his colleagues were about to speed off for duty in their patrol vehicle.
Clive Clarke receiving award back in 2019 for his bravery during the shootout that had left him nursing a gunshot wound to his leg.
He was identified as Sergeant Clive Clarke and was treated for his gunshot injury at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Kaieteur News was told that Clarke and his colleagues were at a location in the city when they received a call to respond to an incident.
When they entered the car, Clarke’s 9mm pistol went off and he was struck in the leg and they were forced to divert to GPHC instead of responding to the incident.
This was not the first time that Clarke had been shot in the leg. In 2019 Clarke and his colleagues responded to a robbery on Norton Street and were confronted by the bandits. Three bandits were killed during the shootout and Clarke was injured from a gunshot wound to his leg. That year however, Clarke was awarded by the force for his bravery.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
A Different Silence
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Good Friday in Guyana is not what it used to be. The day has lost its hush. There was a... more
Collaborative Government–Private Sector Action Imperative for a Resilient Trade Future
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- On April 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day suspension of the higher... more
Weekend Cartoon
