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A 21-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was robbed and shot during a taxi ride Friday night.
The victim, of Bayshore, Marabella, told police he boarded a white AD Wagon at Roops Junction, Couva, around 8 p.m. and asked to be taken home. Another passenger, described as a dark-skinned man wearing a black hoodie, was seated behind the front passenger seat.
As the vehicle reached near Flowerpot Beach, Point-a-Pierre, the passenger announced a robbery, pointed a gun at Forde, and stole his gold chain valued at $2,000. He then ordered Forde out of the vehicle, shot him in the left shin, and the car sped off.
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