FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - A 33-year-old West End man was shot dead by police following a domestic dispute early yesterday morning.
Shortly after 1:30 a.m, officers were called to a house on Queen's Highway following reports of a man attacking his girlfriend with a knife. Police said that on arrival at the scene, officers found a woman bleeding from the head.
"A male was following the

female with a knife in his hand and was ordered by the officer to drop the knife," said police. "He refused and charged towards the officer with the knife putting the officer in fear for his life. As a result, the officer withdrew his service revolver, discharging it, hitting the male in the upper shoulder."
The man and woman were taken to Rand Memorial Hospital. The man died from his wound.
Up to press time last night, the woman involved in the incident - 32-year-old Felicity Rolle - was being treated at hospital for multiple injuries to her head, hand, legs, neck and back.
In an exclusive interview with The Freeport News, Rolle, also a resident of West End, said the dispute started "suddenly" after she and her boyfriend returned home after stopping at a bar.
"Both of us were drinking," she said. "We came home and all of a sudden, he just start cursing and carrying on with me."
Just hours before, the pair visited their three-month-old son who is in the Rand's Pediatric Ward. However, when they got home, Rolle said he accused her of cheating and denied that their two sons were his.
Rolle said the argument escalated and he began to physically assault her.
"My little boy got out, and I held him because he was crying, and he continued to hit me with our little boy in my hand," she claimed.
"When he took the baby from me and gone cross by his cousin, I run in the back by his brother."
It was there she said she phoned police for assistance.
Before they could arrive, Rolle said he came to his brother's home, located just at the rear of his house, and continued arguing with her.
According to Rolle, the man became even more violent, punching, biting and scratching her.
"He grabbed the iron out of the closet and hit me in my head," she said.
"I said, 'If you don't want me around you, why you want to kill me?'... I said, 'Why you doing this to me and I'm supposed to be your children's mother?' But he just kept on hitting me."
Recalling the events of yesterday morning, Rolle said she was sure she would die. She said she prayed that God would bring her out of the altercation for the sake of her children.
Luckily, Rolle added, police arrived at the residence soon after her boyfriend retrieved a knife and attempted to stab her with it.
The officer ordered him to drop the weapon several times, but he refused, Rolle recalled.
"He went after [the officer] and [the officer] drew his weapon and shot him," Rolle said.
Shortly after, emergency medical services and Central Detective Unit officers were called to the scene of the altercation and shooting, according to police.
Both Rolle and her boyfriend were taken to the Rand for medical attention. Police said the boyfriend died in hospital around 3:30 a.m.
At the time of her interview with The Freeport News, Rolle was unaware of her boyfriend's death.
During that time, she expressed the hope that he would survive his injury because she wants her children to know their father. Rolle added that she did not hold a grudge against him, but hoped he would eventually change his life.
"I hope God could change him because that's what he needs," she said.
Rolle revealed that they were involved in a similar dispute two weeks ago, during which time, she said, he hit her in the head with a bottle.
"He's a nice person, but when he drinks, he's a totally different person," she said.
Rolle has since been notified of his death. She said they had been dating for three years, but broke up often. However, she returned to him each time, stating that she wanted the relationship to work for their children's sake.
Rolle is the mother of four - one girl and three boys.
The deceased is the father of Rolle's two youngest sons.

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