Commissioners grill constable over nickname, tear gas

Police Constable Mark Cameron on the witness stand

Police Constable Mark Cameron was on Wednesday grilled about his nickname and said he could not recall whether he had been rebuked by Lindeners on July 18 for allegedly “shooting at innocent people”.

Cameron told the Commission of Inquiry that he was assigned as a driver on July 18 at Linden and remained at the vehicle for 12 hours in the vicinity of the Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge as his colleagues made attempts and subsequently managed to quell the situation there.

Cameron, who is attached to the anti-crime unit and was at the