Shot teen still warded

According to reports, at about 8.10 pm Jesreel Joseph was walking along the pavement when he saw a man walking in the opposite direction with whom he had a previous altercation. According to reports, Joseph extended his hands to the man who instead pulled out a .22 pistol and shot him in the stomach.

As Joseph slumped to the ground, the man fled the scene and threw away the pistol while he was running.

A party of officers from the Portof- Spain CID led by Sgt Anthony Williams responded to a report of the shooting and Joseph was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he was treated and warded.

Officers carried out a search for the weapon used in the shooting and found it near to where Joseph was attacked. A suspect has since been arrested and is assisting officers in their investigations.