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Oropune man survives shooting at Piarco workplace

03 December 2024
This content originally appeared on News Day - Trinidad and Tobago.
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A crime scene  investigator. - File photo
A crime scene investigator. - File photo

A 29-year-old Oropune man has survived after a gunman outside his Piarco workplace shot him multiple times in the face, legs, arms and back.

The man, a labourer at Brandon's Auto, was leaving work at around 8.30 pm on November 2, when he heard gunshots and ran inside.

The victim has gunshot injuries to his lower and upper left leg, left buttocks, rear left upper arm, shoulder and left jaw.

Police led by PC Rochford of the North Central Task Force and PC De Four from the Piarco Police Station responded to the shooting.

They interviewed the victim at hospital, but he was unable to give any information about the gunman.

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He remains warded in a stable condition.

Officers from the Northern Crime Scene Investigators Unit processed the scene and found several possible pieces of evidence.

PC De Four of the Piarco CID is continuing enquiries.