PHILIPSBURG--Two men were shot after an argument in Dutch Quarter on Friday, one in the upper left leg and the other in the left foot.
Victim M.B. told police that he had been driving near Star Ocean supermarket when he saw a man J.J. approaching, pointing an object from under his jacket. B. stopped his car, exited and he and J. argued. The second victim, M.G., was hit by accident.
"Both parties started pushing each other, at which time a gun that J. had hidden under his shirt fell to the ground," police spokesman Inspector Ricardo Henson said in a written statement. J. picked up the gun and a shot went off, hitting M.G., who was sitting on the step of the supermarket.
G. told the police he had heard a second shot when he tried to return home.
The two victims were taken to hospital, where the police questioned them. Doctors removed the bullet from G’s foot. The bullet that struck B. passed completely through his leg.
