Man shot 3 times

Management of the security firm, whose officer was involved in the incident which left Sambury critically injured, has offered to donate blood to him.

Sambury, 38, of Naparima Mayaro Road, New Grant was shot in the stomach, arm and foot by the guard who was on duty at the supermarket. He underwent emergency surgery yesterday at San Fernando General Hospital where he remains warded.

According to police, Sambury was shot three times outside the New Grant supermarket at 8 am during a confrontation at the entrance to the establishment. His brother Hayden Hamilton said: “We met them (company officials) at the supermarket and a senior officer told us they already sent three security officers to donate blood to Pomba. We hope they really did as promised.” According to relatives, Sambury who lives a stone’s throw away from the supermarket, went to purchase the bread for a villager.

He often ran errands for the villager. Relatives said they heard gunshots and on investigating, found Sambury bleeding.

“I ran down the road only to see the officer still holding his gun and Pomba standing up, bleeding,” relative Ancil Alfonso said.

“He ended up taking a crate and lying down on it in front the grocery door until help came.” Relatives admitted Sambury has a criminal record but since his release from prison over a year ago, he has remained within the law. They insisted he did not go to rob the supermarket.

“The grocery was already open for business so I don’t know how they could say that he was trying to break into the business place,” Alfonso said. Officers of the Princes Town Police Station are investigating.