A 22-year-old man from Prizgar Lands, Laventille, who was shot in the face by a businessman on March 1 died 15 days later at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.
Quinn Rodriguez succumbed to his injuries on March 16, police said. Rodriguez was in a critical condition at the hospital since being admitted. According to police reports, around 5 pm on March 1, Rodriguez and another man attempted to rob the owner of Empire Bodyguard and Security Services off Mucurapo Road.
The owner, police said, pulled out his licensed firearm and shot Rodriguez in the face. After being shot Rodriguez ran onto the nearby Jamaat-al-Muslimeen compound where he was found some time later by officers of the St James Police Station.
He was taken to the St James Health Facility and then to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.