Men gunned down

According to police, Mohammed was at an apartment in Phase Two in La Horquetta when at about 8 pm, he was shot by a man who entered the apartment.

Mohammed who was struck in the head, slumped to the ground and died almost instantly.

Also fired upon was Mohammed’s sister Anastacia Stephenson, 35, and a family friend Allana Mannette. They were both rushed to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where they received emergency treatment and are said to be warded in critical condition.

At the Forensic Science Complex, St James yesterday another sister of Mohammed who did not want to be identified said Stephenson was shot in her back, sustaining injuries to her both lungs while her friend Mannette was shot in her chest.

“The autopsy confirmed that my brother died of multiple gunshot wounds. My sister is in hospital on her birthday. She was shot in the back and bullets damaged both lungs. The doctors are trying to drain her lungs and the other girl is in more critical condition than my sister as she was shot in the chest and I think, her abdomen.” The relative continued, “The police said my brother was known to them but I knew him as a very nice and loving person.

He went by his sister to celebrate her birthday on Tuesday when he met his death.” The relative indicated she is not from the area where her brother lived and had no reasons why someone would want her brother dead. “My sister told me her back was turned towards the doorway while she was talking to her brother. He was a very funny and happy person who loved his family. He was arrested once and served eight months in prison for a gun-related matter and that was his only case before the courts,” she said. Up to press time, no arrest was made and investigations are continuing.

Meanwhile, police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of Nigel Williams, 44, whose body was found yesterday morning at a farm in Longdenville where he worked as a watchman.

The body bore multiple gunshot wounds to the head. According to reports, the man was found face down on the ground by employer Narine Siewah, at the farm, which is located at Pokhor Road Extension, Longdenville.

Police said Williams lived and worked on the farm. The body was ordered removed to the Forensic Science Center in St James where an autopsy was expected to be carried out yesterday. Investigations are continuing.