Three suspects allegedly involved in Wednesday’s double homicide in Diego Martin have been captured, the Police Service has confirmed.
An official TTPS release states that the suspects were apprehended during a coordinated operation between 6:30 pm on Wednesday (November 13) and 1:30 am on Thursday (November 14).
The statement noted that police officers received information that led them to Covigne Road, Diego Martin, where they apprehended a male suspect in connection with a recent homicide at Quarry Street, Diego Martin.
As the investigation unfolded, officers obtained additional information that led to the recovery of an abandoned silver wagon vehicle at Boiler Trace, Cameron. The vehicle contained evidence critical to the investigation.
Police officers then proceeded to Upper Richplain Road, Diego Martin, where they arrested two additional suspects, one of whom was found in possession of a Sig Sauer pistol loaded with nine-millimetre ammunition.
According to police reports, around 6:30 pm on Wednesday 13 November 2024, three individuals were ‘liming’ near a mini mart located on Hillarie Street, Diego Martin, when a silver Nissan AD wagon approached. Three armed male assailants exited the vehicle and opened fire on the group, then quickly fled west along Hillarie Street.
Three men nursing gunshot wounds were taken to the St James Infirmary to seek medical attention. However, two of the men succumbed to their injuries.
The deceased men have been identified as Kalvin Levine, 27, of Green Hill Village, Diego Martin; and Anfernee Rahim Eligon, 26, of Savannah Road #1, Diego Martin.
The third shooting victim currently is in a stable condition at hospital.
Investigations are ongoing.
The police operation was led by Senior Superintendent Williams and executed by the officers of Western Division—Western Division Gang Intelligence Unit (WDGIU), Western Division Task Force (WDTF), and West End Criminal Investigations Department (CID),.