{"id":28305,"date":"2015-09-10T18:03:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T18:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=28305"},"modified":"2015-09-10T18:04:40","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T18:04:40","slug":"man-shot-during-confrontation-with-bvi-police-drugs-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=28305","title":{"rendered":"Man Shot During Confrontation With BVI Police, Drugs Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORTOLA &#8211; The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is reporting that four men are now in custody facing possible firearm and drug possession charges following a stop\/search operation early this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Police stopped a vehicle in the Crablot area in Road Town around 2:30 a.m.\u00a0with the four men inside.<\/p>\n<p>One of the four exited the vehicle with a firearm.<\/p>\n<p>After a command to drop the firearm, the suspect was shot.<\/p>\n<p>Police say that suspect fled the area but was later apprehended and taken to Peebles Hospital for treatment and his wound is not believed to be life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>A quantity of illegal drugs was taking into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORTOLA &#8211; The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is reporting that four men are now in custody facing possible firearm and drug possession charges following a stop\/search operation early this morning. 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