Man killed by police had stolen TTPS gun

A man shot dead by police during an anti-crime operation in Tobago on Wednesday night was found with a service pistol stolen from a police officer during a robbery at Pigeon Point six days earlier, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) said.

The deceased was identified as Hasani Bobb, also known as “Hman” and “Sanni”, of Yorke Trace, Patience Hill.

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According to a TTPS statement, officers attached to the Tobago Division Gang Intelligence Unit and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Team/Special Investigations Unit were conducting an anti-crime operation around 8.15 pm along Orange Hill Road, Patience Hill, when intelligence led them to the area.