At about 0530h. today, the police responded to a report of suspected larceny of goats.
On arrival at the Helena No. 2 Public Road, Mahaica, ECD, the police say that three men and a woman were seen in a motor vehicle with two goats.
The men and the woman made efforts to escape and were pursued by the police, during which one of the men allegedly attacked a rank with a pair of scissors and was shot to his buttocks.
The injured man has been admitted to the Mahaicony Hospital, while another man and the woman were arrested and are in police custody.
The Police Office of Professional Responsibility is conducting investigations into the incident. The police rank concerned is under close arrest.
