Police are currently investigating a shooting incident involving a 14-year-old student from ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown, who has been hospitalised with a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred around 10:40 pm on Thursday, at D’Urban Park, Georgetown.
The student told police that he was walking along Charlotte Street with a friend known only as ‘Ranks’ from ‘B’ Field, Sophia, when they saw a woman walking by. ‘Ranks’ accosted the woman, pulled a cutlass from his waist, and took away her handbag. They both ran south on Albert Street, and several persons chased them. The student recounted that he turned east onto South Road while ‘Ranks’ took off in an unknown direction.
