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Medical doctor arrested over shooting incident

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ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan. 4, CMC – The police have confirmed the arrest of a medical doctor over a recent shooting incident.

According to the police, he ( the doctor) “is in police custody at the Roseau Police Station, being investigated for an incident that occurred in his doctor’s office in Pottersville on January 2,  involving a gunshot injury to a young lady who is still a patient at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital (DCFH) receiving urgent medical attention and procedural treatment.

“He (the doctor), who is a specialist surgeon attached to the DCFH, is expected to be charged and taken before the Roseau Magistrate Court on Monday.

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