Sir Lester Bird Medical Center
Twenty-five-year-old Matthew Rose and 46-year-old Byron Cross remain hospitalized after being shot during a gun attack in the Collins area last Tuesday evening.
According to reports, the two Collins residents were walking along Collins Road around 7:30 p.m. when they were approached by two masked men, who opened fire before fleeing the scene.
Rose was shot once in the back, with the bullet reportedly lodging in his abdomen, while Cross sustained a single gunshot wound to the right cheek.
Both men were rushed to Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, where they remain admitted in stable condition and continue to receive medical care.
Investigators have not yet disclosed a motive for the shooting, and police say inquiries are ongoing. No suspects have been arrested so far.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information that could assist the investigation to contact the police or Crimestoppers.
What hurts the most is knowing this could have been anybody, your brother, your son, your neighbour. Collins, Grays, All Saints, everywhere facing the same thing. We need serious solutions. We need serious policing. Political drama is becoming more important that citizens lives
I’m relieved they are in stable condition, but mentally and emotionally this kind of trauma never leaves. Their families will never forget this night. Violence like this destroys more than just bodies.
Prayers for Matthew and Byron. Nobody deserves to be shot just for existing. Whoever did this needs to be brought to justice before another family is left grieving.
Prayers up for these two men and their families.
Two people fighting to recover while the shooters just disappear. That doesn’t feel right at all. Nonsense
God be with them 🙏
I wish them a speedy recovery.
That story seems incomplete though