Mentally challenged man fatally shot by cops in Saturday night standoff, highlighting the need for special training for police

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A man who reportedly had mental issues was fatally shot by the Police early Saturday morning, April 9, highlighting the need for special training for lawmen to deal with such incidents.

Allegations are that 40- year -old Andrew Noyce, of an unknown address, threatened and attacked the Police and was shot multiple times.  The incident occurred near the Public Market shortly after midnight on Friday.

REAL News learned that a report had been made by a Vegetable Market vendor, who alleged that Noyce had stolen something from her.  When the Police arrived on the scene to investigate the matter, they reportedly found the man armed and wielding two knives.

The officers reportedly telephoned for back-up from the Special Services Unit (SSU).

In a press statement on the incident, the Police say these officers made numerous attempts to persuade Noyce to surrender; however, he continued advancing towards them.

The man was then shot and subsequently transported to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, where he succumbed to his injuries – reportedly four gunshot wounds.  He was pronounced dead by a medical doctor at around 2:59 a.m. on Saturday morning.

According to the Police, both knives were recovered from the scene and the Serious Crimes Unit is continuing investigations into the matter.

Meanwhile, members of the public are asking if the mentally challenged man could not have been disabled – rather than killed – with one resident asking: “They couldn’t just shoot him in the foot, instead?”

Noyce, who was often seen walking along the Anchorage Road and in the Yorks and Villa communities, was the victim of a violent attack several years ago.  Reportedly, a group of men had beaten him severely about the head, resulting in him being afflicted with mental issues.

While the Police might have made every effort to quell the situation, a source tells REAL News, dealing with mentally challenged individuals requires special skills.

The source claims that a recommendation had been made to the Police brass, by the Government’s psychiatrist, to allow at least one officer to receive specialized training in this field.

However, the suggestion, which was supported by former Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh, reportedly was not accepted.  But recent incidents involving mentally challenged persons now show that such specialized training is vital and necessary, the source concludes.

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16 COMMENTS

  1. Police did the right thing. Anybody who attacks the police should be shot dead. I wish the police was called when the crazy girl broke into the old woman’s house and murdered her. No one is calling for the crazy people to be detained and kept off the streets so they can’t harm people. However, these same people pretend to care about the police need training to deal with crazy people.

    If he was willing to attack police who have guns, imagine what he would do to a defenseless citizen.

  3. RELEASE…… VAMPIRE KILLER SO HE CAN ROUND UP ALL MENTAL PATIENTS AND HANDLE ……

    NOI DNT HAVE ANY MENTAL ILLNESS FAMILY OR ANY FAMILY IN ANTIGUA BUT IFTHESE PPL CONTINUE TO POSE THREAT TO SOCIETY GET RID OF THEM AND JTRUTH….

    COLD HEARTED OK …I EXPECT YOU ALL TO SAY THAT AND. MORE THE THING MOST OFYOU DNT UNDERSTAND OR ACCEPT ….ANTIGUA DOESNT MAKE ITS OWN MONEY…. STOP COMPARING ANTIGUA TO AMERICAN IT CANNOT AND WILL NEVER CAN COMPETE …..SO HOW THE GOVERMENT IS TO FIND ADEQUATE FUNDS FOR THEM… MANY OF YOU SHOULD BE GLAD GASTON DDNT CUT THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS STAFF TO HALF.

    • You sound like you never enter school in your life time. Can you read can you even write. Do you even have sense or you just have cents?????

  5. Was shot multiple times which mean yall were meant to kill the guy. Give me a fucking break. I sure them police officers are lying. They lie for everything just to fucking get away. I wish something in return for the officer or officers who pulled the trigger. Yall too trigger happy. Where is the witnessed who called police and reported such matter. The vendor should be giving answers. Yall ridiculous in this place. If these officers had done that in Jamaica or Trinidad man done find aru and kill aru and aru family and them man nar fraid fu buss shot at a police. Aru gwarn. In return…to come….

  7. The police needs to be charge!! they of should been more wiser enough to take away the knife from the guy without having to use a gun …..now someone peace life is gone for their insecure act these police needs to know they dueties in what they are suppose to doing as a police ….they need to communicate properly and understand the people that they are suppose to be protecting… not advantaging they people and kill they people that’s shame they need to know way they stand cause we are all humans 💪

    • And the family of this dead man need to stop using this as a cash grab💰💰💰💰 cause tgey did not gaf about him till now!

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