In Brief
Police Shootout: A 23-year-old Arima man was arrested following a shootout with Northern Division officers in Wallerfield, while two armed accomplices managed to escape.
No Casualties: Officers returned fire after being shot at by the suspects. Fortunately, no injuries were reported during the incident, and three 9mm spent shells were recovered at the scene.
Second Arrest: In a separate intelligence-led operation, a 38-year-old man from Upper Barrackpore was detained in San Fernando in connection with another home invasion.A shootout with police has resulted in a 23-year-old Arima man being held in custody in connection with a recent home invasion.
Two of the man’s accomplices remain on the run after evading officers of the Northern Division.
In a media release on Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) reported that a person of interest was held after a police-involved shooting in Wallerfield on Wednesday.
The TTPS stated that officers attached to the Northern Division responded to a report of loud explosions at Antigua Road, Wallerfield, where they observed a group of men standing next to a gold-coloured Nissan B13 on a dirt road, approximately 50 feet off the main roadway.
Officers reported that two of the men were holding what appeared to be firearms.
The TTPS stated the officers loudly announced themselves when approaching the group. Upon their announcement, two of the men began firing at the officers.
The officers, the TTPS stated, discharged their service pistols in response, in accordance with the TTPS Use of Force policy.
The suspects immediately fled in separate directions, prompting the officers to give chase.
The TTPS stated that one of the three men, a 23-year-old Arima man, was apprehended, whereas the other two suspects escaped.
Despite the exchange of gunfire, neither the officers nor the suspects were injured.
The TTPS stated that three 9mm spent shells were recovered at the scene and that investigations are still ongoing.
Meanwhile, the TTPS reported that early Thursday morning, a 38-year-old Upper Barrackpore man wanted for enquiries into another home invasion was held by police in San Fernando during an intelligence-based anti-crime exercise.
The exercise was conducted in the San Fernando Police District and focused on apprehending suspects responsible for serious crimes in the Southern Division, the TTPS stated.
