A 24-year-old man is in the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) under police guard after being shot following a robbery at Joseph Pollydore Street yesterday.
A gun was recovered from the man when he was taken to the medical institution, sources said.
Michael Thomas, who told police that he lived at Lot 6 Sophia, Bel Air, was admitted to the GPH with a gunshot wound to his lower back. He was said to be in a stable condition after undergoing surgery.
According to reports, the incident which led to Thomas being shot occurred around 1 pm yesterday while he was at a barber shop at Joseph Pollydore Street.
After having his hair cut, he reportedly whipped out a gun and demanded that the barber hand over his valuables. He then attempted to escape but while he was running away an alarm was sounded and a passer-by, who is said to be a licensed firearm holder, pulled out his gun and shot him in the lower back. The bullet exited from the side.
The injured man still attempted to run away but collapsed on Norton Street as he attempted to escape into a bushy empty lot. When this newspaper visited the area yesterday persons were tightlipped and said that they had not seen anything. Following his collapse, Thomas was taken to the GPH where he underwent treatment, including an x-ray examination. He was later taken to the operating theatre for an operation on his wound. The items that he had reportedly stolen were recovered and police sources said that a .32 revolver was also recovered from him.
Thomas reportedly told investigators that he is a deportee and all his relatives live in Trinidad. Police are investigating the matter.
