RHON­DOR DOWLAT 

Se­nior Re­porter

rhon­dor.dowlat@guardian.co.tt 

A 45-year-old fa­ther and busi­ness own­er was gunned down at his work­place on Queen Street, Ari­ma, on Tues­day night.

Ac­cord­ing to pre­lim­i­nary re­ports, De­on Mar­shall, a Guyanese na­tion­al re­sid­ing in Mt. Pleas­ant, Ari­ma, was at his stall, the Mix Mas­ter Punch Bar, a pop­u­lar spot known for drinks, hot­dogs, burg­ers, and ice cream when he was ap­proached by a gun­man who opened fire on him. The in­ci­dent oc­curred some­time around 8 pm.

Af­fec­tion­ate­ly called the "Punch Man," Mar­shall was a well-known fig­ure in the Ari­ma com­mu­ni­ty, ad­mired for his en­tre­pre­neur­ial spir­it and his friend­ly de­meanour.

A mo­tive is yet to be es­tab­lished for his killing.

Po­lice are con­tin­u­ing their in­ves­ti­ga­tions.