Yida Zhang Stable, Expected to Make Full Recovery After Shooting

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Chinese investor and businessman Yida Zhang is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery after being shot during a suspected attempted robbery at the YIDA Special Economic Zone in Crabbs.

Information reaching Antigua.news indicates that Zhang’s vital signs are good. Although the bullets reportedly damaged his lungs, they did not strike his heart.

Zhang, of Yida International Investment Antigua Limited, reportedly sustained two gunshot wounds to the chest and ribcage during the incident.

He was rushed to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, where he continues to receive medical treatment.

The precise circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, but preliminary reports suggest that the incident occurred during an attempted robbery at a warehouse within the Special Economic Zone.

Police are expected to investigate the events leading up to the shooting and identify those responsible.

Zhang is a prominent Chinese investor who has been associated with major development plans in Antigua and Barbuda for more than a decade, including the Special Economic Zone project in the country’s northeast.

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Comments (5)

  • Rhasheeda August 10, 2026, 8:02 AM

    Some others didnt survive..what is the latest on the two yoing people killes in villa? The boyfriend and girlfriend? Do u realize how easy it is to forget people? Too many gun violence
    Reply
  • Ash August 10, 2026, 8:41 AM

    All the man want is to do something good for Antigua. Why?
    Reply
  • Stop it August 10, 2026, 9:03 AM

    Sad too much senseless people in our society.
    Reply
  • Apex Jones August 10, 2026, 3:22 PM

    Imagine a robbery in such a secure place. That person or persons brace bad. Now if the man had shot them and they died you would hear all Antiguans talk about oh he didn’t have to shoot him to kill him bla bla bla
    Reply
  • Glen August 11, 2026, 12:15 PM

    Evil times we are living in
    Reply

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