One man is dead and a police officer injured following a shooting incident which occurred around 6:03 p.m. yesterday, Friday, July 17, along Fairfield Street, at its junction with Bay Street.

According to police, initial investigations have revealed that a man had been arrested in connection with an assault on a female.

The man was seen and identified by the female and, while he was being transported in a police vehicle, allegedly attempted to disarm the police officer by pulling the officer’s firearm.