Howes St man gunned down in Laing Avenue drive-by

– daughter injured

Gunmen executed a Charlestown man at Laing Avenue last night in what appeared to be a well-planned drive-by attack.

Dead: George BartonDead is George Barton called ‘Burlin’, 48, of 34 Howes Street, Charlestown. Barton’s teenage daughter Anika Barton, who was with him at the time of the attack, sustained a gunshot wound to her right leg. She was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where she was receiving treatment up to press time.