A home invasion suspect was held after a confrontation with police in Wallerfield.
Around 9pm on Wednesday, officers went to Antigua Road in an unmarked vehicle to follow up on a report of loud explosions in the area.
They walked approximately 50 feet off the roadway to a dirt road surrounded by bushes, where they saw a group of men next to a gold-colored Nissan B13.
Two appeared to be armed and allegedly fired at the officers who shot back.
Two of the suspects escaped but a third was held.
He is a 23-year-old from Arima and has reportedly been identified as a person of interest in a recent home invasion
Despite shots being fired, no one was injured.
Meanwhile, a Barrackpore man wanted for enquiries into another home invasion was held in San Fernando early this morning.
Between 11:30pm on Wednesday and 3am on Thursday, police executed an intelligence-based exercise in the area, focused on apprehending suspects responsible for serious crimes in the Southern Division.
During this time, the 38-year-old man from Upper Barrackpore was detained.
