Auto electrician gunned down

A BELMONT auto electrician was fatally shot Monday night in what police strongly suspect was a revenge shooting.

The murder victim has been identified as Deryck Sadees, 25, of Erthig Road. He was shot dead on some steps at Dennis St, off St Francois Valley Road. Police said residents of Dennis Street told them they heard several loud explosions around 8.20 pm.  The residents said they came out some time after to investigate and found Sadees lying on some steps. A report was made and a party of officers under Insp Glen Hackett, and including Cpls Emrol Bruce, Learie Barrington and Gary Edwards visited the scene and conducted investigations. Several spent shells were found.

Police said Sadees was shot several times in the back, neck and right forearm. A post-mortem performed yesterday revealed he died from multiple gunshot wounds. District Medical Officer Dr Low Chee Tung was also called in to view the body which he pronounced dead and ordered removed to the Port-of-Spain mortuary for an onward transmission to the Forensic Science Centre. At the Forensic Science Centre yesterday, a woman who identified herself as the deceased’s aunt, said she was told not to speak with the media. Police said they did not have a clear motive but were working on the theory that Sadees’ killing stemmed from a recent incident where a man’s finger was shot off. No arrests had been made up to late evening and Cpl Edwards of the Belmont Criminal Investigations Department is continuing investigations.