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HOURS after a man was shot dead at Piarco International Airport, in what police described as an execution, acting Police Commissioner Junior Benjamin says there will be an increased police presence at the airport.

If something similar happens in the future, he added, police hope to be able to lockdown that facility.

A police release said around 1.45 am on April 17, Arkim “Sours” Quashie, 33, arrived in Trinidad on a flight from abroad. It said when he left the arrivals building, he got into a Hyundai Tucson with two other people. Minutes later, a silver Nissan Tiida pulled up alongside the Tucson and three men with high-powered weapons got out. The gunmen shot at the Tucson, got back into their car and drove off. A photo of one of the men who was with Quashie sitting on the floor of a customs officer’s booth was posted on Facebook and has since gone viral. Reports say he hid there after being shot. The injured man was identified as Jeremy Diaz. Quashie and Diaz, both from Maraval, were taken to Arima General Hospital where Quashie was pronounced dead and Diaz was warded in stable condition.