AFTER more than two weeks of being hospitalised in an unconscious condition in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, the Kitty resident who was shot and injured at a friend’s home on November 21, 2014, has died.
Devon Howell, 21, of Lot 87 Da Silva Street, Kitty, Georgetown, an electrician, succumbed without regaining consciousness at about 03:30 hrs on Monday morning, relatives said yesterday.
This publication was told that Howell usually frequents the home of his friends at D’Andrade Street and while there it was reported that they were playing with a gun when it went off.
Based on reports, the group was taking turns to play around with the weapon when it accidentally went off discharging a round which struck Howell in the neck.
His mother, Allison Howell, said the bullet exited her son’s neck but caused major damage which left him in an unresponsive state.
A post-mortem is expected to be conducted today and relatives said Howell will be laid to rest next Tuesday since they are awaiting the arrival of overseas relatives.
Relatives yesterday told this publication that Howell was a premature baby and his single parent mother really tried with him and his sister and how he met his end is very difficult for them.
Howell’s grandmother added that his death is hurting the family but at least they know he is in a better place since he was suffering so much.
Since the shooting incident Howell never regained consciousness and has been in a ‘vegetative’ state ever since but relatives were still hopeful he would get better.
Alstair Woolford, a GDF soldier, reportedly told sleuths that he accidentally shot Howell.
The 20-year-old accused was remanded to prison by Magistrate Ann McLennan when he made his first court appearance in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.