Man gunned down in Laventille

A man was shot and killed in a house in Laventille this evening.

Police say the victim has been identified as Travis Callender of Four Roads, Diego Martin.

Police said residents reported hearing gunfire at a house in Cox Lane, Pashley Street at 5.30 pm and on checking, saw the man bleeding.

Police were called in and officers from the Besson Street Police Station went to the scene. A district medical officer pronounced the man dead at the scene. Residents told police that they could not recognise the victim as being from the area.

Up to press time, police were checking their fingerprint data base in an effort to find a match and so identify this shooting victim. The body was removed to the Forensic Science Centre. Investigations are ongoing.

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