Shootings leave 3 dead

JANELLE DE SOUZA

Three men lost their lives to gun violence between Thursday and yesterday. Two were murdered while one was killed by police in a shootout.

According to reports, on Thursday at about 5 pm, police received information that gunmen were seen on Reyes Street, off Warton Street in Laventille.

When they arrived, a man began shooting and the officers returned fire.

The man, who was later identified as 27-year-old Keston “Great White” Ingles, was injured and taken Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The two murders occurred yesterday at 4 am and 5 am in Laventille and Chinapoo, Morvant respectively.

Leroy Isaac, 19, from Rock City, Laventille was discovered dead behind Success Laventille Secondary School. Reports state that residents heard gunshots and later checked the area where they found a body with numerous bullet wounds, including the face and neck.

The second murder was reported by a man who was walking along the Laventille Road Extension and saw a body at the side of the road.

The man called the police who found the body had several gunshot wounds. The body has yet to be identified.

The two murders pushed the murder toll to 386.