Man stabbed to death in PoS, another shot dead in Laventille

According to a police report, at about 4.45 am yesterday an anonymous caller told the Port-of- Spain CID that a man with stab wounds had been seen running south along Frederick Street.

When police responded, they found the body of an unidentified man at the corner of Prince Street near Henry and Frederick Streets.

The man, who appeared to be in his early 50s, was clad in a long black pants, dark long-sleeved jersey and had a blue knapsack.

Police searched for some form of identification but could not find any.

It is believed that the man was a street dweller.

District Medical Officer Dr Mootoo was summoned and ordered the body removed to the Forensic Science Centre.

Yesterday Homicide sources told Newsday they would be relying on CCTV footage to help identify the killer or killers.They are also calling on any member of the public who may have witnessed the killing to contact the Homicide Bureau or the Port-of- Spain CID.

In the second incident, at about 7.30pm on Sunday, members of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) responded to a report of a shooting at Pelican Extension, Trou Macaque, Laventille.

When they arrived, they found the body of Shawn Nickel, 22, in front of the doorway of his home.

His body was identified by his 42-year-old mother, Kathleen Raymond.