Man shot outside ‘blocko’

A NEW York deportee who allegedly threatened to shoot a man at a bar was arrested, along with four other suspects of robberies in the district, when police swooped down on a Point Fortin house early yesterday morning.

Lawmen went to a house at Second Street, Techier Village, with a warrant to search for firearms and ammunition but instead found the deportee and four men with a quantity of marijuana. According to reports, around 1 am they received information of a fight at Legend’s Bar, Point Fortin, and that the deportee  threatened to go home and return with a gun to shoot one of the bar patrons. Police were contacted and lawmen from the Siparia and Point Fortin branches responded to the call. The five men are expected to appear on identification parades in connection with reports of robbery and woundings in the Point Fortin area.

Meanwhile, Marabella detectives are investigating the shooting of a 21-year-old man outside a blocko early yesterday morning. Police said Shevon Breton, of Pearl Avenue, Battoo Lands, was shot on the right side of his chest following an altercation with the gunman. According to reports around 2.30 am Breton was liming on Premiere Street when he was seen in a heated exchange with a man. During the argument, police said, the assailant pulled out a firearm and fired a shot at close range at Breton then ran off. Breton was rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where he was warded in a serious condition. Cpl Livia is investigating.