Ex-prisoner shot dead

According to police, at about 8.50 am the body of Kofi Goodridge, 25, and of no fixed abode, was discovered in a drain at Mendoza Lane. His body bore two bullet wounds, one to the head and one to the chest.

Residents reported hearing gunshots on Friday night and it is believed this was when he was killed and his body dumped in the drain. Investigations are continuing.

In an unrelated incident two men were shot in Petit Valley on Friday night. According to reports at 10.30 pm Manuel Duncan, 19, and Kerron Saunders, 32, both of Sparrow Drive, were liming in a group at Simeon Road, Petit Valley when a black Nissan Tiida pulled up. Three masked men armed with guns came out and fired upon the group. The men ran but Duncan was shot in his left buttocks while Saunders was shot in his right thigh.

The vehicle used by the gunmen was later found abandoned a short distance away. PC Benjamin of Four Road CID is continuing inquiries.