UPDATE: Nurse injured in midday shooting dies

The practical nurse who was shot and injured during a brazen midday shooting yesterday along the Sandy Bay main road in Clarendon has died.

She has been identified as 25-year-old Avagay Ellis of Rosewell Road in Sandy Bay.

It is reported that about 1:45 p.m., the woman was on her way home when a black Honda Stream motor car drove up behind her.

A man exited the vehicle and opened gunfire, hitting Ellis in the buttocks, hands and face.

Ellis succumbed to the injuries on Wednesday night whilst being treated. 

A total of 37 people were killed in Clarendon up to April 23. The figure shows a 76.2 per cent increase when compared to 21 homicides over the corresponding period last year.

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