News Information

• NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
• NEWS_POSTED_ON: Jun 15, 2015
• Views : 663
• Category : General News
• Description : Barbados Today on June 11, 2015.
  
  Photo: Images provided to The Tribune reportedly showing the injuries suffered by the man shot by police in Eleuthera.
• Location : Bahamas
• Website : http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2015/06/11/bahamas-haitian-shot-by-immigration-officer/

Overview

• NASSAU – The shooting of a Haitian man by an immigration officer has led to calls from local and international human rights groups for a full and transparent investigation.
  
  The man was airlifted to Nassau after he was shot in the face during an immigration round up in Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, sometime after 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The immigrant has been identified by Eleuthera residents as 27-year-old Jean-Mary Justilien.
  
  He was listed in serious condition at Princess Margaret Hospital, according to police, who said yesterday that Justilien was shot in the cheek when he attempted to disarm an immigration officer.
  
  However, The Tribune was told that several eyewitnesses claimed that the man had attempted to run away from the official and did not struggle for his weapon.
  
  The police statement read: “According to reports, late yesterday [Tuesday] afternoon a joint team consisting of police and immigration officers were conducting an operation in Palmetto Point, when an undocumented Haitian man who attempted to disarm an immigration officer was shot in the cheek.”
  
  “Investigations are ongoing,” it added.
  
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