A LAVENTILLE MAN WAS SHOT WHILE WALKING IN A RIVER BEHIND A HOUSE IN ST JOSEPH ON FRIDAY 21ST JULY, 2023.

A Laventille man was shot while walking in a river behind a house in St Joseph on Friday 21st July, 2023.

• The injured man was identified as 32-year-old Keron Jack of Snake Valley, Laventille.

• Shortly after 3:00pm, Jack was reportedly walking in the river behind a house along Farm Road Extension, with a man he only knows by his alias “Grimey”, when several gunshots were heard.

Both men ran off and shortly after, Jack observed that he had been shot.

• Jack was subsequently taken to the Mt. Hope Hospital by passers-by where he was treated for gunshot injuries to the back and arms and Grimey is yet to be found.

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