Even as a funeral was taking place at the Streatham Lodge Public Cemetery in Tunapuna yesterday, gunmen opened fire on one of the young men who usually hustle daily at the site, killing him as he attempted to escape over a wall.
Justin Glasgow, 22, died with his legs on one side of the three-foot wall, while he bled out through his upper body on the other side.
Yesterday’s attempt by gunmen was the second such incident on Glasgow’s life in the last month.
Glasgow, who was known to police and was said to be from Lashley Street, Tunapuna, survived a shooting at the same cemetery, which is located at the corner of Bharath Street and Cemetery Street, two weeks ago.
A dog was also shot during yesterday’s incident.
When Guardian Media visited the cemetery minutes after the shooting occurred, persons attending the funeral service on the opposite side of the cemetery continued with the proceedings as normal.
Police said Glasgow was shot in the head and chest several times.
Forensic personnel later recovered 18 9 mm spent shells at the scene.
The official murder toll given by the TTPS up to yesterday was 589, compared to 441 at the same period last year. There have also been 36 murders so far this month, 12 more than at this same period last year.
