Man shot while dropping son at Valencia primary school

A 30-year-old Guaico man was shot while dropping his son off at primary school in Valencia on Monday morning.

Police said the man was at the Cumaca RC School on Flamboyant Street at around 8.05 am when he saw a gunman running towards him.

The man ran into the school, but was chased by the gunman, who shot him in the right arm.

The gunman ran out of the school and through a nearby cemetery.

School officials called the police, who took the man to the hospital.

Valencia police were at the scene up to 10 am. Crime scene investigators also visited.