Police used against a mentally challenged man in Mon Repos this morning.
Reports are that two non-lethal rounds were discharged on the man’s arm as he allegedly approached the driver of the police vehicle – a corporal attached to the Micoud Police Station – with a cutlass at around 9:30 a.m.
The man was taken to St. Jude Hospital for treatment.
Reports are that this was not the first time the victim attacked police. He was shot in the groin area in a past incident after attacking the police.