North East La Penitence man died shortly after shooting

Matthew Scott

North East La Penitence man Matthew Scott died shortly after he was shot on Tuesday night after rushing to the aid of his sister and a neighbour, who were attacked by armed robbers just a few houses from where they reside.

Scott, a Banks DIH employee, had at the time been responding to the screams of his neighbour Maureen Bristol, 65, who was in the company of his sister Simone Scott. The two were walking home at the time.

Scott was only recently married to wife Cassandra and the two were expecting a child together.

Bristol, 65, of the Alliance Security Service had been armed with a knife at the time of the attack