Mr Shanmugam mentioned the person had ignored orders to drop his knife and continued shifting in direction of the officers.
Although they fired their Tasers, he was not incapacitated and continued to go on the officers with the knife. One of the officers then fired a shot, which hit the person.
“The man is needed by CNB. He has a historical past of drug abuse, and suspected drug equipment was present in his flat.
“He was also under investigations for several offences, including rash act and voluntarily causing hurt to a police officer,” added Mr Shanmugam.
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CNB didn’t present specifics of the instances in its reply to questions by ST however referred to violent incidents prior to now few weeks.
On March 14, a 37-year-old man is alleged to have swung a sword at a pedestrian in Buangkok Crescent, inflicting his sufferer to endure a lower on his left arm and two cuts on his left shoulder.
Passers-by wrestled the person – Fadhil Yusop – to the bottom earlier than the police arrested him. He had allegedly popped some tablets earlier than the incident. Fadhil was charged with one depend of voluntarily inflicting damage.
