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TWENTY-year-old Corwin St. Hill of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, was on Saturday morning involved in an argument with a man when he was shot and injured to his right thigh, police said in a press release.He was admitted to the Diamond Hospital but the suspect has not been arrested as police continue their investigations.

Meanwhile, in West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, 44-year-old Wendell Liverpool was late Friday night shot and robbed of his jewellery by three men armed with handguns while he was in a shop at Front Road, West Ruimveldt. The perpetrators then escaped.

During the incident, shots were discharged at Liverpool and he was struck in the shoulder, back and buttocks. He has been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital as police continue their investigations, the release concluded.