A La Romaine man narrowly escaped death on September 9 after a gunman opened fire on him near his home.

Police said the 26-year-old man was liming with a group at a George Street carpark around 8.45 pm on September 9 when a man known to him ran up and opened fire. After the first two shots, the victim jumped over a neighbour's fence and fell in the yard. The assailant fired two more times.

The victim was hit in the face and abdomen. He ran home, and a relative contacted the police and the ambulance. He was taken to the San Fernando General Hospital.