Woman’s chopping doesn’t stop Greiggs

Nothing can stop a party in Greiggs.

Chops rain, shots ring out, a momentary scattering – sure, but when all is said and done, the barbecue grill smokes on, the drinks keep flowing, and the music continues to blare.{{more}}

At around 9 p.m. on Friday, August 29, a domestic pressure cooker blew its top in the streets, leaving a mother of four nursing multiple chop wounds and her common-law husband of over 15 years recovering from two gunshot wounds and facing charges.

SEARCHLIGHT understands that the man had been socializing in the vicinity of a Block-O in Greiggs when his common-law wife showed up and the two began having an animated discussion.

The man and the woman, who have three children together, have been separated for a few months, reports indicate.

An eyewitness told SEARCHLIGHT that after a while, the man’s hand was seen waving around but no one was sure what was happening. That is, until they saw the woman run a short distance away from the yard where they were talking and grab on to a nearby policeman.

“The police must be think she was grabbing on him to dance with him or something – them girls does do that, so he push she away and she drop down. Then he realize what happen to her,” SEARCHLIGHT’s source said.

According to our source, the police officer then drew his weapon, while at the same time the man was approaching with a cutlass in his hand.

Eyewitnesses say the police officer fired a shot at the man. The man, according to our sources, flung the cutlass in the direction of the crowd, and people began running.

Another shot rang out shortly after, our source said.

The man was eventually taken to the community clinic and transported from there to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.

The party then continued.

Up to press time, the man was still warded at the Milton Cato Memorial hospital, under police guard, nursing gun shot wounds to his back and side.

The woman, who received chops to her head, neck, hand and side, was at press time expected to be released from hospital.