Meadowbrook man shot twice

Police are investigating the shooting of 23-year-old Desmond McPherson last night as the man clings to life at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

McPherson of Lot 1 Meadowbrook was shot twice and left for dead in a drain at the Tucville Sewerage System when a public-spirited citizen picked him up and took him to the hospital at around 20:30hrs.

Family gathered at the hospital anxiously awaiting word on his condition. At press time the man was being prepared for the operating theatre. He was talking and answering questions by medical staff when he was brought in.