Bar operator shot dead in St James

The police in St James have launched in investigation into the shooting death of popular bar operator 38-year-old Sheldon Gould.

It is reported that Gould was walking along the roadway at Lawson Square in Anchovy, St James on Monday, when he was pronounced upon by two armed men.

The men opened fire hitting him multiple times before escaping in the area on foot.

The police were summoned and upon arrival Gould was transported to the Cornwall Regional Hospital where he was treated and admitted in critical condition, but succumb to his injuries later that afternoon.

- Hopeton Bucknor

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