Barataria man shot dead

Dead is Rasheed Khan, 41, from 8th Avenue, North Barataria.

According to police, at about 7.15 pm officers of the Tunapuna crime patrol received information of an incident at Caura Royal Road.

When they arrived, they found a resident with a bleeding Khan in his vehicle who was about to take him to hospital.

Police were informed that earlier Khan was parked in his Nissan Wingroad when he was approached by two men who fired several shots, hitting him in the chest. The men then escaped.

Khan was taken to Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope and efforts were made to save his life but he died at about 9.20 pm. At about 7.20 pm, two men were held in the area and a firearm seized.

In an unrelated incident, the body of a man was discovered by workers of the Community- Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme at the Tunapuna cemetery yesterday morning.

Police say the man appeared to be an aged person and possibly a vagrant.

Enquiries are continuing into both matters.