Police are appealing for witnesses of the shooting that occurred on Wednesday evening, on Curving Avenue in Pembroke.

At last check, the 17-year-old male who was shot and injured remains in hospital.

While the incident took place in Pembroke, the spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said witnesses are sought in the Hamilton Parish area.

He said: “Investigators are keen to speak with anyone who may have been travelling in the area of Harrington Sound Road and Wilkinson Avenue, Hamilton Parish, between 10:30pm and 11:30pm Wednesday, October 14, and who may have seen suspicious persons and/or vehicles in the area.”

The man was taken to hospital after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in the incident.

Police and other first responders were called out to a home in the area of Curving Avenue at about 10.45pm.

The wounded man was attended to at the scene by emergency medical technicians and transported by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for further treatment.

Members of the public with any relevant information are urged to call Detective Sergeant Odessa Philip, at the Serious Crime Unit, on 717-2193, 247-1739, or e-mail ophilip@bps.bm, as soon as possible.

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