A 46-year-old North Ruimveldt man was yesterday taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for further treatment after he sustained a gunshot wound on Thursday.
According to a police press release the incident in which the man, Patrick Hermonstine, was shot occurred at approximately 4.30 pm on Thursday at Mini Hole Backdam, Mahdia.
Investigations, the release said, have so far revealed that Hermonstine was involved in an argument with a man who pulled out a handgun and discharged rounds at him, hitting him in his abdomen.
Hermonstine was initially treated at the Mahdia Hospital before he was transferred to the GPH yesterday.
When this newspaper visited the GPH he was unconscious but according to a source was in stable condition.
The release further said that the suspect has not yet been arrested.
