Elderly man shot as tensions rise in Westbury - police, protesters face off
1 October 2018
A community member was shot just above the eyebrow after he tried to broker peace between violent protesters and police.
The elderly community leader, who is yet to be identified, was whisked away with a bloody face, caused by a rubber bullet.
A group of protesters threw several rocks at police vans monitoring the volatile situation in Westbury - in on-and-off again stand-offs with police on Monday.
The troubled community took to the streets of Westbury in the early hours of Monday morning protesting high levels of gangsterism and alleged drug dealing in the area.