{"id":258863,"date":"2025-11-21T10:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=258863"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T14:06:00","slug":"update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Fort Road Man in Critical Condition After Early-Morning Shooting<\/strong><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Fort Road man remains in critical condition after he was shot multiple times outside his home early Friday, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis Armstrong Jr. was rushed to Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre after unknown assailants opened fire, striking him in the face and upper torso. <\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

He suffered major blood loss and is in the Intensive Care Unit under close medical supervision.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Authorities say Armstrong Jr. is in dire need of blood as doctors work to stabilize him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police have launched an investigation and are urging anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or 462-3914, or the TIPS Hotline at 800-TIPS (800-8477).<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The motive for the shooting remains unclear. This is a developing story.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fort Road Man in Critical Condition After Early-Morning Shooting A Fort Road man remains in critical condition after he was shot multiple times outside his home early Friday, police said. Louis Armstrong Jr. was rushed to Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre after unknown assailants opened fire, striking him in the face and upper torso. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":177756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nUPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fort Road Man in Critical Condition After Early-Morning Shooting A Fort Road man remains in critical condition after he was shot multiple times outside his home early Friday, police said. Louis Armstrong Jr. was rushed to Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre after unknown assailants opened fire, striking him in the face and upper torso. He […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-21T14:04:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-21T14:06:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"696\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"392\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-21T14:04:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-21T14:06:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/\"},\"wordCount\":134,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/\",\"name\":\"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-21T14:04:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-21T14:06:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":392,\"caption\":\"Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU","og_description":"Fort Road Man in Critical Condition After Early-Morning Shooting A Fort Road man remains in critical condition after he was shot multiple times outside his home early Friday, police said. Louis Armstrong Jr. was rushed to Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre after unknown assailants opened fire, striking him in the face and upper torso. He […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2025-11-21T14:04:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-21T14:06:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":696,"height":392,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU","datePublished":"2025-11-21T14:04:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-21T14:06:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/"},"wordCount":134,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/","name":"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-21T14:04:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-21T14:06:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","width":696,"height":392,"caption":"Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-shooting-victim-louis-armstrong-jr-in-critical-condition\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UPDATE: Shooting Victim Louis Armstrong Jr. in ICU"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258863"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":258865,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258863\/revisions\/258865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/177756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}