Policeman among three in custody
A policeman is under close arrest and is among three persons in custody as investigation continues into the shooting of a New Amsterdam man. The victim was shot in both legs above the thighs by a gang of men who allegedly took him from his home and interrogated him over some missing drugs.
Andrew Adams, 21, a labourer of Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam was shot in both legs above the thighs by a gang of men after he was accused of stealing a quantity of drugs from them some time before.
Adams, a labourer, was allegedly collected from his home around 07:00 hrs Tuesday morning and first taken to New Forest, East Canje before being taken to Calabash Creek where he was brutalized by the men and shot before being dumped out of the car.
The matter was reported and the police went in search of the injured man who was located and rushed to the New Amsterdam hospital where he was admitted for surgery before being transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further medical intervention.
Investigations are ongoing and the police are looking for the mastermind.