The six-year-old, who was hit in the head by a stray bullet while standing next to his mother on Charles Street, Charlestown, five days ago remains in a critical condition in the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Jeremiah Gustave was shot at around 19:45 on July 9th.
His mother Keisha Gustave, a 39-year-old food vendor at 11 Charles Street, Charlestown, yesterday told Stabroek News that her son underwent surgery recently for the injury and he is on life support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) department of the hospital.
Meanwhile, in relation to the suspect’s arrest, the Regional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean yesterday said that no one has not been arrested as yet and as such, investigation are still ongoing into the shooting incident.
Investigations have so far revealed that on the night of the shotting Jeremiah was standing next to his mother on the eastern side of Charles Street where she was plying her food business when the suspect approached on a black motorcycle with a gun in his hand.
As he approached the woman’s food stall, he discharged four rounds in the direction of a man known as ‘Crab’, who was standing not far from the child and his mother. ‘Crab’ then began to run and managed to escape, however, little Jeremiah was shot, and he fell to the ground.
The boy was picked up by his mother and rushed to a city hospital, where he is currently undergoing medical treatment. His condition is listed as serious.
The police have thus far recovered two 9mm spent shells from the scene and are on the lookout for the suspect, as well as the man known as ‘Crab’.
“I thought the thing was squibs, not knowing it was a shooting out. When I turned, I saw that my son was already in a pool of blood. Then I rushed him to the hospital”, the mother had said at the time.
