From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bermuda police resort to gunfire to subdue man HAMILTON (Reuters) - Police in Bermuda shot a man twice with rubber bullets in what was thought to be the first time the force in the British territory has fired at a suspect, a police spokesman said. Officers opened fire on the machete-wielding man after he allegedly refused to leave the roof of a house in Sandys parish in the west of the island after threatening family members during a domestic dispute. The 52-year-old man was hit in the stomach and leg but was not seriously injured. A police spokesman confirmed the man had been shot by armed officers from the emergency response team. "The man was armed and acting in a very, very aggressive and hostile manner and it was a violent situation. As a last resort the emergency response team was called out," the spokesman said. Police sources told Reuters it is believed to be the first time the force had fired on a suspect. Guns are illegal in the wealthy 22-square mile (57-sq km)holiday island where police are unarm ed and crime levels are low. Gun crime is extremely rare on the mid-Atlantic island 600 miles (960 km) east of North Carolina, but the colony's governor and one of his staff officers were shot dead in 1973. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
