Cop arrested after shooting Buxton man

(Kaieteur News) – A 46-year-old Police Inspector attached to the Tactical Services Unit is now under close arrest after he allegedly discharged a loaded firearm at a 48-year-old minibus driver on Friday afternoon at Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

According to a police report, Police in Regional Division 4 ‘C’ and the Office of Professional Responsibility are investigating the alleged offence, which occurred at about 15:15hrs along the Buxton Railway Embankment.

The police reported that the 48-year-old bus driver was driving along the Buxton Railway Embankment when an encounter occurred between him and the Police Inspector, who was driving a motor car.