Man shot in the leg during early morning POS shooting

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Man shot in the leg during early morning POS shooting

Besson Street police are investigating an early morning shooting in Port of Spain which has left a 39-year-old man wounded.

Police said the man was walking on Oxford Street, around 1.30 am when a silver car drove near him and shots were fired.

The man told police he began running from the car before feeling a burning in his right leg.

Passersby took the wounded man to hospital where a bullet was removed from his right knee.

Investigators found three spent 9 mm shells and a live round of ammunition.