Man shot during break-in

A ST PHILIP MAN is nursing a gunshot injury after confronting two armed masked men who broke into his home. 

Police say 41-year-old Mark Anthony Dear of Rices, St Philip was shot in his right side on Tuesday around 11:30 p.m. 

The two men then fled the scene. 

Dear was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance, treated and discharged. 

Anyone who can provide information to assist in this investigation is asked to contact District ‘C’ Police Station at telephone number 416-8200, police emergency number 211, Crime Stopper 1-800-(TIPS) 8477, or the nearest police station.  (PR/NB)