– for stabbing colleague during bicycle row

EVERETT Rodney, a civilian, was on Friday shot in his leg by a member of the City Constabulary shortly after stabbing a constable in the face.

Rodney had been ordered by the court to do community service, which he did on Thursday. But on returning Friday morning for his bicycle, he was told he couldn’t have it, and this got him so upset, he began to behave in a very disorderly manner.

It is still not clear if the constabulary officers denied him the cycle for some reason, or if they told him that it was not there, but Rodney became violent and even damaged a door in the process, a part of which had to be taken off.

As the officers were attempting to arrest him, he used an improvised weapon to stab one, Rawle Bobb, in the mouth, before attempting to flee the scene, at which point he was shot.
He was thereafter taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital for treatment under the watch of constabulary officers.

Meanwhile,the incident caused quite a stir, with staff of the municipality and other onlookers converging on the scene.