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One man is dead while two others are injured following a shooting in east Port of Spain on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Dwayne Simon.
According to police reports, at about 10.45 a.m. residents of Mango Rose Housing Complex heard a series of loud explosions. Upon investigating they observed a group of armed men fleeing the scene. Residents then found Simon and two other men from the community on the ground bleeding from multiple injuries. The police and paramedics were notified.
Officers of the Inter Agency Task Force were on location within minutes, as it was stated that they were conducting a site visit at a nearby school at the time. However, despite this quick response, Simon was unresponsive when they arrived and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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