INDECOM probing fatal shooting of mentally-ill man by police in Manchester
Published:Sunday | August 31, 2025 | 4:58 PM
A mentally-ill Manchester man who allegedly attacked a member of a police party with a machete has succumbed to gunshot injuries received during the incident.
The deceased has been identified as 36-year old Raynard Smalling of Ellen Street district, Manchester.
Reports are that 11 a.m. Saturday, the police responded to a report of a disturbance in the community and accosted Smalling, who is said to be of unsound mind.
Smalling reportedly attacked the police with a machete and the police took evasive action and fired, injuring Smalling.
The injured Smalling was taken to the Mandeville Regional Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The Independent Commission of Investigations has since launched a probe into the matter.
- Rasbert Turner
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