Constable shot by colleague during chase of robber – police

A police constable is currently nursing a gunshot wound to his right hand after he was ‘accidently’ shot by his colleague yesterday afternoon while pursuing a robbery suspect in Charlestown.

Constable Fraser, who is stationed at the Brickdam Police station sustained a gunshot wound to his right arm. He remains a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) up to last evening. His condition is listed as stable.

The incident occurred around 3.30 pm yesterday at Leopold and Breda streets, Charlestown.