FIVE VENEZUELAN NATIONALS were arrested FOR SHOOTING THREE PEOPLE INCLUDING A 15-year-old boy in SOUTH OROPOUCHE ON SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST 2023.

South Western Division police arrested five Venezuelan nationals for shooting three people including a 15-year-old boy who was in a car heading to church in South Oropouche on Sunday 6th August 2023.

• According to police, the shooting stemmed from an altercation between 49-year-old Kern La Foucade, and a group of Venezuelans at Sweet Bay Bar at the Southern Main Road in Dow Village.

• Kern got into an argument while liming in the bar and left to go home. However, several men chased and attacked him along Agricultural Road.

• One of the men chopped Kern on the right side of his face. Gunshots then rang out and Kern felt a burning sensation in his back.

• Police said the second victim, 37-year-old Kiel La Rode, was an innocent onlooker standing nearby when the attack occurred. He felt a burning sensation in his left foot and realized he was shot.

• The teen was in the back seat of a black Mazda 3 car which was heading out of the street. He felt a burning sensation in his left outer thigh.

• The three victims, were taken to the San Fernando General Hospital and were said to be in stable condition.

• PCs Patrice and Rampersad of the South Oropouche police station and other officers quickly responded.

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