Two police officers attached to the Western Division were shot during an undercover operation at Beetham Gardens, Port-of-Spain, last night.
The injured officers, identified only as PC Moreno and WPC George, went to the Pensioner's Quarters, located off the main street around 7.30 pm, during an investigation into the larceny of several flat screen televisions.
The officers went to the scene in an unmarked panel van and were shot at as they arrived. Moreno was grazed in the neck and George was shot in the foot. One of the officers' guns was also stolen. Officers attached to various units within the Port-of-Spain Division responded and were on the scene up to press time last night.