[UPDATED] Businessman among two murdered in Santa Cruz

AN entrepreneur was one of two men murdered in Santa Cruz yesterday afternoon after gunmen opened fire on a SUV parked in the area.

According to police reports three men were at a street off Pipiol Circular waiting on someone when they were attacked. The entrepreneur Kendall Morrison, 33, died in some bushes after running out of the car. Kaylan Saunders slumped over on the driver’s seat and died while a third man was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where he is being treated.

Morrison owned a fruit stall opposite the Valencia Police Station. He also operated a Lotto booth at the fruit stall. It was his entrepreneurial spirit that police believe caused his death. Morrison was once contracted with WiPay.

CEO of WiPay Aldwyn Wayne told Newsday that Morrison was contracted with the company but the contract ended a few months ago. He added that Morrison was always a hard worker and determined to become a successful businessman.

“He was always striving you know. Just this morning (yesterday) he came by us and was selling fruits.

“This one hit me hard because I know the type of man he was.”

Police said Morrison and the others, all from Valencia, came to the area to sell fruits and to collect money and supplies for a back-to-school drive. The grey Toyota Rav 4 they arrived in was shot up. The driver, a woman from the area, escaped unscathed. Behind the SUV was a bunch of coconuts and other fruits in a bag, part of the day’s sale.

Residents gathered looking on, some recording the men being photographed by crime scene investigators. One video recording showed residents begging police to to take an already-deceased Morrison to the hospital while another showed the third man being fanned and assisted by residents before he was taken for medical treatment.

Police also dismissed rumours that the men were somehow connected to the murder of a Las Cuevas man last week.

This story was updated with the title "Two dead in Santa Cruz shooting"
and has been adjusted to include additional details. See earlier posts below

POLICE are confirming that two people have died after being shot at Pipiol Road, Santa Cruz, a third person was wounded and another escaped unharmed.

The four were in a car when gunmen opened fire on them.

Photographs and videos of the men after the shooting are circulating on social media. Newsday is at the scene and will update this story.

This story was originally published with the title "Police probing triple murder in Santa Cruz" and has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below.

POLICE are at the scene of what is said to be a triple homicide at Pipiol Road, Santa Cruz.

According to initial police reports, the three were with another man in a car when gunmen opened fire on them. Two died in the car and one ran out the car and collapsed a short distance away. The fourth man was taken to hospital.

Photographs and videos of the men after the shooting are circulating on social media. Newsday is heading to the scene and will update this story.