Castello man dies after โ€˜accidentalโ€™ shooting

About 1500h. yesterday, the police say that Nafasie Edghill, 39 years, of Castello Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was at Mon Repos, ECD, when he became involved in a playful scuffle with a friend, who is a licensed firearm holder and had the firearm in his hand at the time, when a round is reported to have been accidentally discharged.

The police say that Edghill was struck to his abdomen and succumbed while receiving medical treatment at a private hospital.

The licensed firearm holder and two other men who were in his company at the time have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.