Lodge man succumbs to bullet to the head

Shawn Nelson, the sanitary technician who was shot to his head early Sunday morning, succumbed to his injuries yesterday in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital, while his shooter remains in police custody and will now likely be arraigned on a murder charge.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud confirmed to Stabroek News yesterday that Nelson, 39, of D’Urban Street, Lodge died in the hospital