CoP hits back at critics after restaurant shooting

Police Commissioner Gary Griffith took to social media to respond to critics in the wake of a shooting at Jenny's on the Boulevard, Port of Spain on Tuesday.

On his Facebook page, Griffith posted a screenshot of a news report of the shooting at the restaurant and remarked that critics of the police should either apologise for their attacks or leave "policing to the police."

He commented, "It would be very interesting to see if the same people, who had no issue with the police going into bars with their 'big guns,' but who had a problem when same was done at a 'fine dining' establishment, would still want the police to go to these establishments armed with 'macaroni pie', as I stated yesterday..

"Given that this is the second such incident in the past few months, at this establishment, I hope those who were quick to criticise, like Senator Paul Richards and former judge Hubert Volney, would now issue an apology."

In the post Griffith said he was not deterred by the criticisms, and argued that most of the public were in support of the police and their crime-fighting initiatives.

Last Friday Woodbrook police visited the restaurant, on Cipriani Boulevard, and spoke to owner Jenny Sharma about allowing customers to remain seated there after 10.30 pm.