A 37-year-old special reserve police officer was shot and killed in Curepe early on March 18. He has been identified as Arkim Baker of San Juan.

Reports say that around 2 am, Baker, who was working at Bobby’s Bar in Curepe, was attending to customers when a man dressed in a dark-coloured jersey, wearing a face mask and a green hat, ran into the bar and shot Baker.

The suspect ran off and got into a waiting car. Baker, who was dressed in a black jersey, light blue long pants and purple and blue Jordan sneakers, ran a short distance into the bar's storage area, where he collapsed.