Trinidad Express
Friday, October 30th 2009
Acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert has confirmed that a police bullet did in fact hit Lander Rodney while he was standing at the corner of Edward and Duke Streets in Port of Spain.
However, Philbert was quick to add that his officers were rushing to investigate a report when a firearm was accidentally discharged.
Philbert said an investigation has already been launched and he is awaiting a report.
"The person was struck by a fragment and thankfully he is doing fine," Philbert said.
On Monday around 3.15 p.m., Rodney, 45, was holding his five-year-old daughter's hand at the corner of Edward and Duke Streets when he was shot. In an interview with the Express shortly after the shooting, Rodney said a police van had passed around that same time, but when he looked he saw the vehicle's windows up.
Rodney said passers-by stopped and helped him and he later made a report to the Port of Spain Criminal Investigations Division.
