Boy shot in head by stray bullet dies

Seven-year-old Jeremiah Gustave, who was shot to his head by a stray bullet last July, has died.
A family member confirmed that the boy succumbed at his home earlier this evening.
Jeremiah was injured on July 9, 2024, while he was sitting at his mother’s food stall on Charles Street, Charlestown in Georgetown.

An altercation nearby escalated, and gunfire erupted, with one of the bullets striking Jeremiah, who was six at the time, in the head.
He was rushed to Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) where he underwent life-saving surgery and has since endured multiple procedures.
Initially, two men were charged in connection with the shooting: Odel Garnette, also known as “Crab”, and Marlon Wilburg, known as “Mice Man”.
However, in October 2024, the case against Wilburg was withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) without any explanation.
Garnette, nevertheless, remains on remand for the attempt murder charge. That trial only started last week and Jeremiah’s parents had testified.
Back in January, his mother had told reporters that Jeremiah, who turned seven that month, was having a slow recovery from the gunshot wound.