Man critical in hospital after shooting at home

AN ARMED man entered a Kew Town home at about 3am on Tuesday (June 16) and shot a 20-year-old resident who was inside.

The victim was taken to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre with a single gunshot wound to his upper body where he received immediate care.

Nikira John, press officer at TCI Hospital, said: “The patient was admitted to the High Dependency Unit for continuous care and monitoring.

“He is in critical condition and is currently awaiting transfer overseas to a tertiary level facility.”

Police have labelled the attack as an attempted murder and are investigating the circumstances surrounding it.

Anyone with information on this crime can call 911 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1-800-8477.