Two charged in Petit Valley shooting

TWO Petit Valley men are due to appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate today to answer charges arising out of an incident last Thursday at Cassia Drive, Petit Valley. One of the men, age 20, of Spring View Drive, has been charged with two counts of attempting to murder PC Raymond Wallace of the Four Roads Police Station and Kerry Joseph, 27, also of Petit Valley. He is also charged with shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Another man, age 19, also of Spring View Drive, has been charged with possession of ammunition. 

The charges were laid by Sgt Anthony Lezama of the West End Police Station. During Thursday’s incident, PC Wallace was grazed in the head, while Joseph is shot in the head and up to late evening was still warded in critical condition at Port-of-Spain General Hos-pital. PC Wallace, who was off-duty at the time, is reported to have received information and went to Cassia Drive  where he was reportedly attacked by five men, who police said wanted to steal the officer’s firearm. Following a combined police and army search in the Petit Valley hills, four men from the area were picked up for questioning. The other two were released pending further investigations, police said.