Man shot by cop in PoS identified

The man has been identified as 38-year-old Pascall Roberts, a former student of Fatima College.

According to police sources, Roberts endured a traumatic experience during his time as a police officer, and his mental condition deteriorated, until he ended up on the streets.

Newsday attempted to speak with relatives of the former policeman, but they refused to give any information.

“I don’t have to justify him to anyone. I knew who he was, so I don’t have to say anything about him. Let people think what they want” said a relative yesterday.

Police sources told Newsday yesterday that the former officer was involved in a situation in Piarco several years ago, where a grenade was thrown into a police vehicle.

After the incident, police said he became mentally unstable. He lost his job as an officer, fell on hard times, and resorted to petty theft to maintain himself. Newsday understands that he had several matters in court for petty theft.