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A Sunday afternoon lime at a Penal bar turned deadly when four gunmen opened fire on patrons, killing a 23-year-old man and wounding another in what police are treating as a targeted attack.
Dead is Isaiah John, a labourer of Hibiscus Drive, Penal. Injured is Daran Thompson, a 55-year-old welder of Grant Trace, Mon Diablo, who was shot in the leg during the assault.
According to police reports, around 2p.m. John was standing outside Shantilal Bar, located at #11 Lachoos Road, when a white Nissan Tiida drove up. Four men armed with firearms exited the vehicle and began shooting in his direction.
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