Penal gardener shot dead

Around 10 am today, a gunman walked up to a van in Penal and started shooting.

He killed a man, Ricky Mohammed, and wounded his wife, who is now being treated at hospital.

Mohammed, a gardener from Rock Road, Penal, was driving along Jagroop Trace when he saw tyres lying in the road. He stopped to investigate and the gunman approached and fired.

Passers-by called Penal police. They are investigating.