Maloney shooting, stabbing incidents precede curfew

ONE day before Maloney Gardens was declared a Special Operations Zone and a curfew implemented, one man was assaulted and two others shot in separate incidents.

Police said the incident, which occurred around 9.20 a.m. on Monday, stemmed from a 29-year-old man being involved in an altercation with unknown persons. The confrontation spilled into the car park between Buildings 12 and 13, where he was slashed across the abdomen.

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Residents subsequently took him to the Arima General Hospital, where he was attended to before being transferred to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, for further treatment. He was listed in critical condition.