POLICE are investigating a shooting incident which occurred around 21:15hrs at Lot 47 Norton Street, Lodge, on Saturday.

The victim was identified as a 70-year-old electrician, Raymond Knipe, who resides at the address at reference.

The police said that, according to the victim, he was parking his motor bus BNN 9253 in his yard when he observed a male dressed in all-over black with a hoodie over his head walk into the yard behind him, point a gun at him and begin to squeeze the trigger, but the gun did not fire.

The victim claimed that he began to run to the back of his house, and the suspect gave chase behind him. As the victim attempted to open the grille door to his apartment, the suspect discharged several rounds in his direction, hitting him and causing him to receive injuries.

The suspect then exited the yard, entered a car bearing registration number PAB 8252, drove off in an eastern direction heading to Mandela Avenue, and made good his escape.

The victim was picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to a city hospital, where he was admitted. He is in a stable condition nursing two gunshot wounds.

The scene was processed, and investigators recovered three 9mm spent shells. Efforts to locate the suspect and the car have been unsuccessful.