Charges for shooting, murder suspects

Five men arrested by Central police during a hunt for fugitives between Wednesday night and Thursday morning were sent to the various divisions where they allegedly committed their crimes and are expected to be charged over the weekend.

The first, an El Socorro man, was charged yesterday afternoon by the Central Division for two shooting incidents, one at the police in Chaguanas last month and another in the Northern Division.

Police said the 25-year-old, was arrested at a house in El Socorro at around 2 am on Thursday.

The man who is alleged to have shot at police in Edinburgh 500 last month, was also expected to be charged with shooting with intent to kill by members of the Northern Division after his interview with Chaguanas police.

Another 25-year-old man, who was wanted as a suspect in the murder of Kurt Edwards, whose body was dumped at a Tacarigua cemetery, was sent to Region Two Homicide Bureau this afternoon for further questioning.

Edwards’ body was found at the cemetery with stab wounds.

Police also said a 23-year-old man who was arrested for his part in the 2017 murder of Richard Smith in St Barbs, Laventille, was sent to the Region One Homicide Bureau in Port of Spain, where he will be charged.

The last suspect, a 19-year-old Charlieville man, will be charged by Region Three Homicide investigators for his role in the murder of Ganchan Diaz, aka “Smeagle,” at Asaraff Road, last March.