Family blames police for man’s death

Harry’s relatives were among several families gathered at the Forensic Science Centre in St James awaiting autopsy results on loved ones murdered on the weekend.

“Why take him to Port of Spain and not Mt Hope,” a relative asked.

“We believe had he been treated earlier, he could have survived. Mt Hope is a shorter trip from where he was shot, instead of Port of Spain.” Harry, 21, was at Maraj Street in El Socorro liming with family and was about to go home when at 12.30 am, he was caught in a drive-by shooting.

Relatives said when they arrived he was still alive. Police told them they would take him to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope. But when they arrived at that hospital, relatives were told Harry never arrived.

They later found out he died while be taken to Port of Spain General Hospital. An autopsy confirmed Harry died from gunshot wounds.

Police are also investigating the murder of 22-year-old Kareem Joseph of Quevado Circular, East Dry River. His relatives were reluctant to speak with reporters yesterday at the Centre. Police said Joseph, who was shot, was found on Duncan Street near Freelancers Steel Pan Orchestra. He died later at the city hospital.

Also at the Centre yesterday, relatives of Christopher Walker who was shot dead on Saturday by a masked man, described him as a pillar of their family.

They said Walker also known as “Moman”, was a jack of all trades who last worked in construction.

“He was always ready to provide for us and anything he could help us with, he wouldn’t hesitate,” a relative said.