OFFICER RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

Shooting Suspect Appears In Court

ONE of three police officers shot during a drug raid has been
released from hospital.

The officers, injured on Thursday after a man shot through a bathroom
door with a shotgun, were publicly identified by the police
department for the first time yesterday.

Const. Jeremy Cull, a police officer since 2002, left hospital after
he was treated for a leg wound.

Const. Donald Murray, an officer for 12 years, was shot in the
abdomen. He needed emergency surgery and remains in hospital in
serious but stable condition.

Const. Curtis Penner, a 17-year veteran, was shot in the hand and
forearm. He's also had surgery. He's in hospital in guarded but
stable condition. It's not known if he'll lose the use of his hand.

Daniell Ian Anderson, 21, who lived at 723 Jubilee Ave., the house
that police raided with a drug-search warrant, faces two charges of
attempted murder among other charges. He appeared briefly in court
yesterday and was returned to the Winnipeg Remand Centre. He is to
appear in court again Tuesday.

His family and lawyers have said Anderson may have thought someone
was breaking into the house and that he did not know they were police officers.

But police spokesman Sgt. Kelly Dennison said yesterday police
verbally identify themselves and wear clothing identifying themselves
as police officers when carrying out raids.

Dennison, a 19-year veteran, said he executed many warrants when he
worked on the vice squad. He said officers always wear jackets with
"POLICE" in bold type on front and back and announce their entry.

"Drug dealers, in my experience, tend to be awake at 11 o'clock at
night. Drug dealers tend, at 11 o'clock at night, to deal narcotics,"
he said. "It's also been my experience that if you phone them
beforehand and let them know that you're coming, quite often they're
not there when you get there, nor are the narcotics."

He also downplayed allegations from Anderson's family and lawyers
that Anderson was beaten when he was arrested.

"Mr. Anderson is responsible, for sure, for shooting two of our
police officers," he said.

Dennison also brushed aside allegations police denied pain medication
for Anderson's gunshot wounds. "We've got two officers currently in
the hospital in serious, serious condition, I don't believe Mr.
Anderson is in that position," said Dennison.

"Our procedures and policies not only were followed, I think
everybody could understand, if you sit down and think about this one,
not too many people take a shotgun to the washroom."

"Everything was done by the book as far as we can tell at this
point," Dennison added.

The internal city police investigation into the shootings will
continue for at least a week before police consider releasing details
of what happened inside the house, he said.

Forensic investigators were still at the scene Monday and the three
injured constables had yet to be questioned by detectives trying to
piece together what unfolded.

"This is going to become perfectly clear in the days to come,"
Dennison said. "We need to go by what the facts are. We don't need to
go by speculation. We don't need to go by innuendo."

He also confirmed Cull's leg injury wasn't caused by a shotgun blast.

He said police are still trying to establish if Cull was shot by
another officer returning gunfire or was hit by a ricochet.

"We simply don't know," he said. A family friend of Cull's parents
said those who know Jeremy are proud of him and his work.

"If we don't have these police officers protecting us, what do we
have?" she said. "I'm proud of him and the others and that they made it."

Anderson's parents Monty and Bonnie told the Free Press their son was
shot at least twice, losing three fingers on one hand and being shot
in the elbow.

Dennison said he couldn't comment on how many shots were fired, how
Anderson was wounded or how he was arrested.

He also said there were other firearms in the house, but they were
locked up in a safe and registered with the Canadian Firearms Centre.

"I don't know where (Anderson's) gun came from," he said.

He said he couldn't comment on whether police seized any drugs at the
house. Sources have said a small amount of marijuana was found.
Anderson is not charged with drug possession.