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28-year-old man was killed and another wounded during a late-night shooting along Alfred Richards Street in St James on Wednesday.
Police have identified the deceased as Mark Anthony Ellis of Dibe Road, Long Circular. The injured victim, 20-year-old Atiba Forbes of De Freitas Street, sustained a gunshot wound to the lower right abdomen and is in stable condition at the Port of Spain General Hospital.
According to reports, around 10:55 p.m., acting Sgt Linton and PC Baksh of the St James Police Station were on patrol when they responded to reports of gunfire in the area. Upon arrival, officers were directed to a track off Alfred Richards Street leading to De Freitas Street, where they discovered Ellis’s body with blood coming from the nose.
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