Police are investigating a shooting incident which resulted in the injury of Jeroam Tony, a 35-year-old Farmer of Phillipai Village which occurred on Sunday, 14th January, at Phillipai Village, Upper Mazaruni, Region #7.
On Sunday, at about 14:00hrs, Darrick George, a 35-year-old Farmer of Phillipai Village, armed himself with his shotgun and left in the company of Jeroam Tony for his farm at Phillipai Village to go hunting.
During the hunting trip, George said he observed a team of wild hogs and discharged several shots in their direction. It is believed that shotgun pellet ricocheted and hit Jeroam Tony to his upper left chest, causing him to be injured.
Jeroam went home and applied homemade remedies but on Tuesday, he complained of feeling pain in the area where the pellet hit. Later, he started to vomit blood.
As such, he visited the Phillipai Health Post where he was seen and examined by a Health Worker who referred him to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Subsequently, at about 16:00hrs yesterday afternoon the victim left Phillipai en route to GPHC via private chartered aircraft.
Meanwhile, George was escorted to Kamarang Police Station by the village Toshao. Enquiries revealed that George is a licensed firearm holder of a 20-gauge shotgun.
Investigations are in progress.