Bloodshed in the city

In one incident, a 19-yearold Diego Martin man was shot dead on Duncan Street in Portof- Spain in the morning. Then, yesterday evening, two unidentified men were found shot dead inside a car in Laventille.

The teen has been identified as Kadeem Richardson of Factory Road, Diego Martin. According to police, gunshots were heard on Duncan Street just before 9 am. Residents made a report to the Duncan Street police post and when police responded, they found Richardson’s bullet- riddled body in a track off Duncan Street.

When officers realised the teen was still alive, they rushed him to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

His body was removed to the Forensic Science Centre in St James for autopsy.

No family member answered Newsday’s call at Richardson’s home in Diego Martin but residents described him as a friendly young man. Police sources said no motive has been established for Richardson’s murder.

Then at 5.30 pm, police were called to the scene of a double murder in Laventille. Residents of St Rose Street off Belgrade Street, were jolted by rapid gunfire.

When they checked, minutes later, they found the bodies of two men leaning on each other inside a blue Mazda 323 bearing the licence plate numbers, PBO 8660.

A report was made and police visited the scene and cordoned off the area. Police said that no forms of identification were found in the car and in the victims.

They added that they would try to make a positive ID via their fingerprint database.

While police were processing the scene, residents lamented on the state of crime.

“Is only a set of stupid young boys killing out each other,” a resident said. Others said that the area where the double murder occurred is usually quiet and that the victims were not known by anyone living in the area. Up to press time, police were still at the scene in Laventille continuing their investigations.