Man shot dead in KFC, St Helena

According to police, at about 10.30 pm, Akino Suya was standing in line waiting to make a purchase when three men entered and shot him twice before running off. However, one of the men returned and fired a third shot at Suya.

Screaming customers and employees scampered for safety.

One customer who witnessed the killing told police he had just paid for his meal when he saw Suya enter the building followed shortly after by his assailants.

“This was like something out of a movie,” he told Newsday.

“At first I thought someone was shooting a movie but then I realised that it was all real when I saw (Suya) slump to the ground.” He said he quickly exited the establishment leaving behind his meal.

Officers of the Las Lomas police post responded to reports of a shooting and the area was cordoned off.

The body was viewed by a district medical officer who ordered that it be removed to the Forensic Science Centre, St James, where a post mortem is expected to be conducted today.

The outlet was closed for the rest of the night while police conducted interviews and processed the scene.

Police sources told Newsday that Suya, formerly of Building Five in Maloney, was a suspected gang member who recently began hiding out at Harracksingh Trace, Madras, Cunupia.