Two injured in shooting

The Barbados Police Service is carrying out investigations into a shooting incident, which left two men nursing gunshot injuries.

That incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, at St. Paul’s Avenue, Bayville, St. Michael.

Police noted in a release that on arrival at the area of Tonkie’s Sports Bar, St. Paul’s Avenue, several people informed them that two men had been shot and that they ran from the area.

One male in his early 50s from Bayland, St. Michael returned to the scene. He reported that he had received gunshot injuries to his back and groin, whilst seated in a chair in the area opposite the Sports Bar. This male was transported by ambulance personnel to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). 

The second victim, also a male in his early 20s of  Bayville, St. Michael, received injuries to his right arm and his right knee. He was transported to the QEH by private motorcar.

Investigations are ongoing.

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