A Cunupia couple was shot on Saturday after a masked man stormed their home and opened fire on them.
The 21-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend were said to have been standing outside the house around 3.30 pm on Saturday– when a Nissan Tiida car stopped and the suspect ran out.
As the armed man began shooting at them, the couple ran into the house but were pursued by the shooter.
The woman was shot in the right foot and collapsed in a room, while the male victim ran towards the back of the house but was chased and shot several times about the body.
As both victims lay bleeding, the gunman walked out of the house and escaped in the waiting vehicle.
The two were taken to the Chaguanas Health Facility by relatives.
The man was subsequently transferred to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope – where he was treated and warded in a stable condition.