Off-duty cop accidentally shot in Linden

Nathaniel Giddings

An off-duty policeman was shot and injured yesterday after a rank’s gun accidently fired off during a scuffle with two men accused of thieving.

Police Constable Nathaniel Giddings was shot and injured to his left shoulder after a round was accidently discharged by an armed policeman. The shooting occurred at Greenheart Street, Linden. Investigations have revealed that two police ranks, one of whom was armed with a revolver were trying to arrest two suspects in a larceny, the police said in a press release.

Giddings was nursing his wound at the Georgetown Public Hospital when