A Diego Martin man was gunned down outside a tyre shop on Nelson Street yesterday afternoon in what police suspect is part of an ongoing war between Diego Martin and Laventille.
Police said around noon, Shamma Nottingham, 37, of Sea Trace, Diego Martin was at Mr Giveaway Tyres when he was approached by a gunman.
Nottingham, who was just about to enter his grey Nissan Wingroad was shot dead just outside his car, the keys to the vehicle were still lodged inside the lock.
Police said Nottingham's killing may be linked to two other murders.
Police said around midday, on May 28, two men ran into the Apex Bar seconds after Apollos “Ballack” Alexander had stepped inside. He was gunned down.
Alexander, originally from East Dry River, was living at Bagatelle Road, Diego Martin.
Police suspected that Alexander was a casualty of the ongoing war between two factions of the Muslim gang in Port-of-Spain and Diego Martin.
On May 3, Corey “Small Mouth” Riley was killed around midday while cutting grass at the corner of Achong Street and South Quay, Port-of-Spain. Police said Riley was killed because he lived in Diego Martin and was caught “in enemy territory”.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, a decomposing body was found near the savannah along the Maracas Royal Road, St Joseph.