WATCH: Point resident shot after refusing to vacate his home
Attempts by authorities to remove a family from their home in Point on Tuesday afternoon turned ugly when police shot a young man with a rubber bullet after he refused to vacate his home.
He reportdely threaten law enforcment officials
The man and his family have been among six families who the government said have been obstructing the progress of the Booby Alley Redevelopment Project funded by the Government of China, to the tune of millions of dollars
Prime Minister Gaston Browne put these families on notice for over a year now, even threatening to file an injunction against them to vacate the public property
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