Gunman in shooting of Junior Sec student nabbed at hospital

A man wanted in connection with the shooting of a 17-year-old Form Three student of the Aranjuez Junior Secondary School, was arrested yesterday when he visited his victim at the Port-of-Spain General Hos-pital. He was arrested by alert security guards around 1 pm after leaving Ward 22, where he had visited the victim. The man was handed over to the Besson Street Police who had several warrants for him in connection with shootings, robberies and other crimes. Reports revealed that during visiting hours at the hospital, the man armed with a bag containing juice and snacks visited Alana and reportedly begged forgiveness for the shooting. At the end of visiting hours, the man was making his way out of the Ward when he was arrested by security guards. Police reports re-vealed that the student was at her Beetham home around 6.50 pm on Tuesday when she had an argument with a 26-year-old man. Reports revealed that Ram locked herself in her bedroom which caused the man to become enraged. He reportedly gained entrance to the house by removing a louvre pane. Caroline Ram, the 22-year-old sister of the victim said  her sister was shot four times on the left leg, while a bullet grazed her on the right leg.

She claimed the gunman then fled the scene shortly after the shootings. In an interview with Newsday at the scene of the shootings yesterday, Caroline claimed that her sister was rushed to the Port-of-Spain Gen-eral Hospital by an EHS ambulance. Her sister she said, was treated and warded  in serious condition at Ward 22. She described her sister  as beautiful and talented. Alana recently represented Beetham Estate in a beauty contest. Relatives of the victim said  the suspect was recently released from prison after serving an eight-year sentence. Checks with the Besson Street Police revealed that the man will be placed on identification parades today and a search will be carried out for the gun used in the shootings.