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A police officer is in intensive care after being shot while responding to a report of an armed man at Turning Point along La Fortune Road, La Romaine, on Saturday morning.
PC Alex Koon Koon, attached to the Criminal Investigations Department, was wounded after a suspect allegedly opened fire on officers shortly after they arrived at the scene. He was taken to the San Fernando General Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.
Up to late morning, Koon Koon was listed in stable condition and remained warded in the Intensive Care Unit. Doctors are expected to keep him sedated for at least 24 hours as he continues to be monitored.
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