The police say that investigations are being conducted into an incident that occurred at about 1900h. today in which an armed policeman in plain clothes was attacked and robbed of his gold jewellery by three men at Soesdyke, EBD.
During the robbery the policeman, who was being repeatedly assaulted by the perpetrators, discharged a round which fatally wounded one of the men who has been identified as Ryan Couchman, 34 years, of Diamond, EBD. The two accomplices managed to escape.
The injured policeman is receiving medical treatment at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, EBD.
The police say that Couchman is known to them and has been previously charged on a number of occasions for robbery under arms.
