Police And BDF Involved in Lemonal Chopping/Shooting
A late-night gathering in Lemonal Village quickly spiraled into violence, leaving both a police officer and a BDF soldier hospitalized. Investigators say what started as an argument at a repast shortly after midnight escalated into a dangerous confrontation between Police Constable Pharon Muslar and Lance Corporal Alexander Reynolds. By the time it was over, Muslar had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, while Reynolds was left with a severe chop injury to the head. Now, authorities are trying to piece together exactly what went wrong, and there’s already confusion over a key detail: the firearm involved. Police say it was a nine-millimeter pistol linked to Reynolds, but the BDF’s internal probe points instead to a .38 revolver registered to a woman. As both men recover in hospital, investigators are working to determine how the clash turned so violent and whether criminal charges will follow.
Hilberto Romero
ACP Hilberto Romero, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
“Last night around twelve-thirty a.m., police responded to a shooting incident in Lemonal Village. Upon arrival, they learned that a male person had been shot. He was identified as Pharon Muslar, a police officer. He received several gunshot injuries. He was taken for treatment at the KHMH. Information is that Muslar was at a repast, along with another male person, Alexander Reynolds, a BDF soldier, when they got into an argument. The information is that Muslar chopped Reynolds to the head and then Reynolds pulled out his firearm and shot him. They are both at the KHMH receiving treatment. They are both in stable condition. A thorough investigation will be carried out and to determine charges. The information is they were drinking at the time. It is a licensed firearm for Reynolds.”
Reporter
“Licensed personal firearm?”
Hilberto Romero
“Personal firearm, correct.”
Reporter
“What caliber?”
Hilberto Romero
“Nine Millimeter.”
Though there had been a prolonged violent feud between groups within the river valley area, Romero says this latest incident is an isolated case.
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