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Man dies days after shot in city

A LAVENTILLE man, who was shot at Observatory Street, east Port of Spain on Monday afternoon, succumbed to his injuries yesterday at Port of Spain General Hospital.

Police said that around 2 p.m. on Monday, the victim, 27-year-old Clevon Purmell, of Picton Road, Laventille, was standing at Observatory Street where he was approached by a man who shot him several times about the body.

Purmell was taken to hospital where he was treated and placed on a ward in critical condition.

He died yesterday afternoon.

Homicide Bureau officers are continuing investigations.

—GG

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