1 shot dead, 1 wounded

They found Bennet lying in a pool of blood on the roadway. He had a gunshot wound to the chest. Relatives spoke briefly to reporters at the Forensic Science Centre in St James yesterday. They said that Bennet had been working in the registry of the paediatric department of the Eric Williams Medical Science Complex.

About one hour before Bennet was killed, Bascombe was attacked by gunmen along Balthazar Street in Tunapuna. He was shot twice. He was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, where he was treated and is warded in a stable condition. The murder toll now stands at 97.