2 men shot, one dies

According to reports officers on mobile patrol at about 8.30 pm heard loud explosions near Building 10, Maloney. When they investigated they found 21-year-old Addison St Louis bleeding from gunshot wounds.

St Louis was taken to the Arima District Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Region Two Homicide is continuing investigations.

In the second incident, 26 year-old Jevon Phillips from El Socorro was shot in the head and is in critical condition at hospital. According to reports at about 6.45pm Phillips and a group of men were playing cards at Chanka Trace, El Socorro when there were several loud explosions.

Phillips was hit in the head. He was rushed to the adult hospital of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope and underwent emergency surgery to remove the bullet in his skull.

Barataria police are continuing investigations.