Police Officer Charged for PG Shooting

A police officer has been charged following a shooting incident on Thursday night in Punta Gorda Town. PC Felix Hernandez was with his common-law wife when he got into an altercation with another man who happens to be the ex-partner of his common-law wife. Reports are that Hernandez later observed the individual damaging his vehicle’s windshield. As a result, Hernandez pulled out his license firearm and fired a single shot at the individual that caught him in the stomach. ComPol Williams told us more.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Yes that matter emanated where an ex-boyfriend went and was damaging the vehicle of the girl and the girl is now with the police man, PC Fernandez. When they came, they encountered him breaking the vehicle and as a result there was an altercation between him and the police and the police fired a shot which caught him in the stomach area. Based on that the police has been charged and the police is going to court today.”