Shot dad wants $$ from police

A 27-year-old Diego Martin man is contemplating legal action against a police officer who allegedly shot him in the right leg on Saturday. Limping and grimacing in pain, Derwin Phillip told Newsday that on Saturday around 8.15 am he was walking along the Diego Martin Main Road when he observed an altercation among several persons. He also observed a man in civilian clothes ordering persons away from the scene. Phillip claimed that he looked on at the activities and then made his way into the roadway. He claimed that the man who was ordering persons away from the scene pulled out a gun and fired three shots in the direction where (Phillip) was standing.

He said that he felt a burning sensation in his right leg and realised that he was shot. Phillip added that he turned to the man who identified himself as a police officer and informed him that he was shot. He claimed that the officer ignored him; they later engaged in a heated war of words and an attempt was made to arrest him. The angry man said that he was advised by members of the public to lodge a report at the Four Roads Police Station. He was interviewed at Four Roads by Sgt Hosein and later treated at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. The father of one said that he is employed at Waste Disposal Limited and is a single parent. He feels that he should be compensated for his injury and loss of income as a result of the injury. Phillip has also referred the matter to the Police Complaints Authority.