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Man shot four times in home invasion

Man shot four times in home invasion

May 21, 2021
5:20 pm

A man has been hospitalized after being shot four times during a home invasion in the early hours of this morning.

The man was said to be asleep at his home at Duncans St. Philip between 2:30 and 3 am when he was awakened and shots were fired, hitting him about the body including the face, shoulder, back and chest.

The 56 year old man was taken to hospital by ambulance

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