Shot, beaten man critical

According to reports, at about 9.15 pm, Akino Thomas was at Pentecostal Road in El Dorado when he approached by two gunmen who shot him. Thomas ran off but fell into a drain at the side of the road.

The video image shows a gunmen standing over Thomas and pulling the trigger, but the weapon appeared to either have jammed or was out of bullets. The second gunman attacked Thomas, kicking him several times in the head.

As Thomas appeared to fall unconscious in the drain, the man jumped onto his chest. He then jumped up and down several times on Thomas’ chest. Both gunmen then ran off.

Residents who heard the gunshots, contacted police and officers from the Tunapuna Police Station responded and found 34-year-old Thomas in the drain.

He was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope where he underwent emergency surgery and up to press time, was warded in critical condition.

Police sources said that Thomas was still in an unconscious state yesterday and they are hoping he can recover and hopefully can recall the attack and provide investigators with information that could lead to arrests.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Irwin Hackshaw told Newsday, “We are looking into the video and working closely with the Cyber Crime and other units that could help with resolving this crime. We are asking the public to assist in identifying the people captured in the video so that they could be flushed out of their hiding places and brought to justice.