Man found dead in Princes Town

UPDATE:

ALTHOUGH family members tried to lead Ricky Barrose away from his drug addiction, it may have cost him his life early yesterday morning. The 43-year-old, from Taska Road, Princes Town was found shot dead around 6.30am on Thursday, near his home.

He was wearing the same clothes he was last seen in and had two gunshot wounds, one in the chest and another in the neck.

Newsday visited the area yesterday and spoke to several residents, who said Barrose was known as a petty thief in the area.

But a relative, who asked not be identified, said Barrose’s bad habits were the result of his drug use. “He never really used to interfere with people, but he was known to steal things,” she said. “He just went down a wrong path with drugs. Other than that he was a cool person.”

The relative said Barrose has five children but none of them lived with him. Police said yesterday Barrose was a well-known offender but they had not determined a motive for his murder. Princes Town police are continuing investigations.

ORIGINAL STORY:

The body of a man was found in a lonely area in Princes Town this morning.

A resident called police around 6.30 am to say the man's body was seen lying on the side at Buen Intento Road, Princes Town.

The man has not yet been identified. He was wearing an orange t-shirt, light blue jeans and gray sneakers.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.