Fights end in 2 murders

A MEMBER of the Defence Force is assisting police following the shooting death of a 29-year-old San Juan man outside a bar early yesterday morning.

According to police, the soldier is said to have been the getaway driver in the killing of Kareem Wilson who died around 5.30 am the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope.

Police said Wilson of Bourg Mulatresse, Upper San Juan was at Mellow Moods Bar, Saddle Road in San Juan when he and a man had a disagreement which escalated into a fight. The man left the bar and returned around 3 am with two friends.

The man along with friends, one of whom was armed, confronted Wilson and after a scuffle, Wilson was shot. The trio then fled and the bar was immediately closed after all the patrons fled.

Police said they were only notified of the shooting after Wilson died and are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident.

In an unrelated incident, police are investigating another murder which took place on Friday afternoon. Officers said that a man who was "known to them" was killed after a fight.

Police said that 25-year-old Justin Ackbar Mohammed of Lopinot Road, Arouca was shot on Friday, a day after he got into an altercation with a man whom Mohammed had slapped.

Police said at 3.30 pm on Friday, residents of Victoria Street in Arouca heard gunshots and later found Mohammed at the side of the road. He was taken to hospital where he was declared dead.

Up to press time, the murder toll stood at 303 compared to 269 for the same period last year. No arrests have been made in both murders and investigations are ongoing.