Police shot a man to the left leg after he allegedly threatened them with a machete. It happened in Hattieville on New Year's Eve and superintendent Alejandro Cowo spoke to us about the circumstances surrounding the subduing of Albert Reid earlier today:

Alejandro Cowo - Supt.- OC, CIB
"Just after that incident Hattieville police responded to a domestic dispute at the old Hattieville area whereupon arrival they observed a male person. This male person had a machete on his right hand. He was ordered by the police to put the machete down, however, he refused and advanced in a threatening manner towards the police who fired a single shot with their issued 9mm pistol. The person was taken to the hospital where he is still admitted in a stable condition."

An internal police investigation is being conducted into this self-defence shooting. Reid is expected to be charged in accordance with the report made by his common-law wife.