A St James man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a father and his six-year-old son during an attack in the parish earlier this year, the police say.

Charged with two counts of wounding with intent and using a firearm to commit a felony is 32-year-old Leroy White, otherwise called 'Chucky', of York Bush, Mount Carey, St James.

The incident occurred about 8:35 a.m. on Monday, March 16, in the vicinity of a bar along the Mount Carey main road, the police said in a statement on Thursday.