A 35 – year – old man has been hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital with a gunshot wound to his buttocks after he was shot by a licensed firearm holder.

According to a police report, at about 21:35h on Wednesday, the man who has so far been identified as “Jermaine” of ‘D’ Field, Sophia, broke into the Lisa General Store, Charlotte Street, Georgetown, and during a confrontation with the owner, who is a licensed firearm holder, he was shot to his buttocks.

He has been admitted to the GPHC where he is under police guard.