A Police Officer from the South Western Division is currently fighting for his life in the hospital after a being shot in the head when he stopped a robbery attempt.
Veteran police officer PC Anson Benjamin is currently warded at the San Fernando General Hospital, after being shot in the head by bandits during a foiled robbery of a supermarket at Naparima Mayaro Road, St Clemens, Ste Madeline.
Benjamin, along with a female officer from the Ste Madeline Police Station had responded to a report at around 8.30pm, from the proprietor of Chao Young Supermarket of suspicious noises emanating from the rear of the building.
The officer was confronted by two men when he opened the back door to the building, one of whom fired a shot which struck Benjamin in the head. The officer was rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where he remains warded.
The assailants escaped on foot into nearby bushes.
Members of the South Western Division were aided in the search for the suspects by helicopter and on the ground by members of the Canine Unit and the South Western and Central Division Task Forces.
Head of the South Western Division, Snr Supt Irwin Hackshaw, visited the scene along with acting Supt Yousuff Gaffar of the Southern Division, ASP Rawle Ramdeo and Inspector Don Gajadhar.
Investigations continue.