Two San Juan men were killed on Wednesday following what police suspect was a drug deal that may have gone sour.
According to police reports, around 8 pm on Wednesday the men – Darryl Ramcharitar, 39, of Don Miguel Road and Roshad Jones, 20, of Prizgar Road – were found lying on the roadway shortly after residents of Chandoo Lane, San Juan, heard gunshots and ventured outside to investigate.
Residents called the police and ambulance service and the men were subsequently taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope.
Officers from the North Eastern Division Task Force (NEDTF), led by Sgt Cornelius Samuel, responded to the shooting but by the time the officers arrived the men had already been taken to hospital.
Ramcharitar died while receiving treatment and Jones died early yesterday, police said.
The murder toll up to yesterday stood at 254, 16 less than for the corresponding period last year.
In an unrelated incident, also on Wednesday, NEDTF officers arrested three men who were in possession of a loaded Colt 45 pistol. The men – between the ages of 26 and 29, from Sherwood Park, Arima – were allegedly held while seated in a beige Mazda 6 along Jean Lane around 6.30 pm.
The officers, who were on mobile patrol, said when they passed the vehicle the men began acting suspiciously. The officers stopped and searched the car and allegedly found the gun in the vehicle.
Police said they believed the men were about to commit a robbery as they fit the description of suspects in recent robberies in the area. The men are expected to go on identification parades relative to robberies and other offences in the area.
PC Ellis Diaz is continuing enquiries. (JL)