Senior Reporter
rhondor.dowlat@guardian.co.tt
A shooting incident in Diego Martin on Friday night has left one man dead and two others injured. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Jeremiah Bascombe of Mercer Street, Diego Martin.
According to reports, around 10.30 pm, Bascombe and a 25-year-old man were liming at the intersection of Quarry Street and Todman Street when a silver Nissan Note pulled up. Two masked gunmen exited the vehicle and opened fire on the group. In a desperate attempt to flee, Bascombe ran west along Quarry Street before collapsing in a track known as “Rat Hole.”
He was later taken to the St James Medical Complex by private transport before being transferred to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The other man, who also tried to escape, felt a sharp pain in his right leg and sought refuge in a nearby house on Kelly Street, where he collapsed. He was subsequently taken to the St James Medical Complex by the Task Force Unit.
During the attack, a third victim, a 39-year-old man, was driving east along Quarry Street when he heard several loud explosions and felt a burning sensation on his forehead.
He immediately drove to the West End Police Station to report the incident and later sought treatment at hospital. Crime scene investigators recovered 17 spent shells and three projectiles from the scene.
The investigation is being handled by the Homicide Bureau as authorities continue to search for the gunmen responsible.