A Tucville youth was shot in the right arm during an altercation with three other young men at around 14:15 hrs yesterday.
Police identified the victim as Leon Daniels, 21, while hospital sources gave his age as 17. The incident allegedly occurred near a bridge that separates Tucville from the Lamaha Conservancy.
Kaieteur News was told that Daniels’ brother had an altercation with a group of young men earlier in the day. The men reportedly returned some time later and opened fire at the brothers, wounding Leon Daniels in the arm.
He was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Police said that the suspects are still to be apprehended.