Salvadoran man ambushed and shot in Ladyville; Left in critical condition

Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2023. 9:28 am CST.

By Benjamin Flowers: A Salvadoran national is in critical condition after being ambushed and shot in Ladyville on Monday.

Twenty-one-year-old Carlos Martinez was reportedly riding his bicycle from off the Philip Goldson Highway into Egbert Quilter Street around 10:00 p.m. when a man emerged from the bush and fired shots at him.

Martinez was hit twice to the body and was later taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) for treatment.

Police recovered two .9mm expended shells from the scene as part of an ongoing investigation.

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