Critical Linden shooting victim flown to city

Injured Reuben Bowen (with crutches) was back on the protest line yesterday in Linden after being released by the Georgetown Hospital. Bowen was one of about 20 injured last Wednesday when police opened fire on protesters.

Ulric Michael Cameron, one of the Lindeners wounded after police opened fire at the Mackenzie-Wismar bridge a week ago, was flown to the city yesterday as his condition worsened.

Cameron, 33, of 23 Canvas City, sustained gunshot wounds to the face and chest in the shooting, which claimed the lives of three Linden residents and intensified protest action over higher electricity tariffs. The protests, originally planned for five days, continued yesterday, with protestors vowing to completely block traffic to the town, after they accused out-of-town operators of exploiting the limited transport in and out of Linden.

Cameron was said to have bullet wounds in the region of his heart and lungs, and had to be  transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further medical attention since his condition was not