Teenagers shot dead in D’Abadie

TWO TEENAGERS were shot dead outside a bar on the Piarco Old Road, Red Hill, D’Abadie, around 11.30 pm on Tuesday. The two deaths pushed the murder rate to 104 persons killed in violent circumstances for the year so far.

Dane Mitchell, 18, of Spoonbill Terrace, Maloney Gardens, and Dayon Reyes, 18, also of Maloney, left their homes late Tuesday night and went to Old Piarco Road to buy doubles.According to police reports, the two were returning to their homes, when they were confronted by a man who appeared to be waiting for them. An argument ensued between the teenagers and the man. An eyewitness told police the teenagers were talking to three other teenagers in the vicinity of Archives Recreation Club when a gunman fired several shots in their direction. Reyes and Mitchell slumped to the ground bleeding and died within minutes. The other teenagers who witnessed the shooting fled the scene. Snr Supt Ghany, ASP Dillon, Sgt Abraham and District Medical Officer Dr Vidya Maharaj visited the scene and ordered the removal of the bodies to the Forensic Science Centre. Althea Ajamo, Reyes’ stepmother said he was employed at a supermarket in Central and was a good teenager.  She said her stepson was a hard working person, was not involved in any illicit activities and she does not know why he was killed.

Relatives of Dane Mitchell who were at the Forensic Science Centre yesterday declined comment on the matter. The police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a suspect. An autopsy yesterday revealed that Reyes was shot once in the chest while Mitchell was shot in the head and left arm. Sgt Johnny Abraham is investigating.