Police are investigating the shooting of a 70-year-old electrician of Lot 47 Norton Street, Lodge, which occurred at about 21:15 hrs on Saturday.
A police press release stated that the incident occurred at Lot 47 Norton Street, Lodge and was committed on Raymond Knipe, a 70-year-old electrician.
The victim told police he was parking his motor bus BNN 9253 in his yard when he observed a man dressed in all-over black with a hoodie over his head walk into the yard behind him. Knipe told the police that the man pointed a gun at him and began to squeeze the trigger, but the gun did not fire.
According to the victim, he began to run to the back of his house, and the suspect gave chase. As the victim attempted to open the grill door to his apartment, the police said, the suspect discharged several rounds in his direction, hitting him and causing him to receive injuries. The suspect then exited the yard, entered a car bearing registration number PAB 8252, drove off in an eastern direction heading to Mandela Avenue, and made good his escape, the release stated.
The victim was picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to a city hospital, where he was admitted. He is in a stable condition nursing two gunshot wounds.
The scene was processed, and investigators recovered three 9mm spent shells. Efforts to locate the suspect and the car have been unsuccessful, the release said.
