A man in Port Moresby city was shot by police on the leg on Christmas Day after he attempted to stab a police officer and tried to flee. According to police reports, the incident took place at Morata 2 when a police dog unit call-sign ‘Delta 112’ conducted motorized patrol and came across a group of drunkards consuming liquor in public at around 1pm. During the encounter the drunkards were dispersed, and it was during that time the suspect namely Jimmy Jamis from Southern Highlands province, swung a screwdriver towards one of the Police Dog Unit members to immediately stab him and get away. The suspect ran away soon after the attempt on the police officer’s life, however, members of the police unit quickly reacted and chased the suspect down towards Kennedy Estate on foot, where he was finally surrounded and was asked to surrender. The suspect refused to surrender and tried to run away again, and it was then that he was shot. According to police, the general behavior of the suspect was perceived to be an immediate threat to the officers, resulting in him being shot on his limb on reasonable grounds considering the situation and the threat at the time. The suspect was then taken to the Port Moresby General Hospital Emergency to be treated under police guard. Meantime, police also reported that the suspect is a known criminal. He has a record for harassment, threats and intimidation in public places. One incident committed by him was back in March this year when he attempted to rob a young female at the Gordons market area, he was apprehended and arrested for the crime then.