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Senior superintendent Earl Elie, of the Tobago police division, has revealed that the two officers involved in the island’s recent police-involved shooting remain on active duty.

Elie made the disclosure during a question-and-answer segment at an AI for law enforcement pilot workshop on June 12, at the Tobago Information Technology Ltd, Signal Hill.

On April 25, Bethel resident Ronelle Marcelle died at the Scarborough General Hospital after being reportedly shot by a police officer in Bethel. According to a police report, around 9.15 am, a plainclothes officer attempted to arrest Marcelle, who was wanted for several offences. The man allegedly resisted and attacked the officer with a knife and cutlass. The report said a lengthy struggle ensued in which Marcelle was shot by the officer.