[UPDATED] Teen fugitive, Morvant man killed in shootouts with SORT

Less than five hours apart, members of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) were involved in two shootouts in Morvant which led to the death of a 17-year-old escapee and a 26-year-old man.

In the first incident, SORT along with members of the police North Eastern Division searched several areas in Second Caledonia, Morvant, at around 7.30 am when they saw a group of men.

As the police approached the group, two of the men ran away while a third allegedly pulled out a gun and shot at the officers. The officers returned fire hitting the man several times. He was taken to the Port of Spain General Hospital where he died while undergoing emergency surgery. The man was identified as 26-year-old Brandon Rojas.

Hours later at around 12.30 pm, police received information that 17-year-old escapee Brian Seepersad was at an abandoned building in the area.

Members of SORT went to the area where they confronted Seepersad who allegedly fired at them. The officers shot at Seepersad wounding him.

He was taken to the Port of Spain general hospital where he also died while undergoing emergency surgery.

An Uzi submachine gun was allegedly seized by police.

The exercises were led by ACP Balram of the North Eastern Division and Sgt Mark Hernandez of SORT.

This story was originally published with the title "One dead, two on the run after shootout with SORT" and has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below.

THE Special Operations Response Team (SORT) are searching for two men who shot at police during an exercise in Morvant on Monday morning.

Police said SORT officers were on patrol in Second Caledonia, Morvant, at around 7 am when they saw a group of men liming.

As they approached the men, one of them pulled out a gun and shot at the officers.

Police returned fire hitting one man several times.

Two of the men ran away.

Police took the wounded man to the Port of Spain General Hospital where he died while undergoing surgery.

He was identified as 26-year-old Brandon Rojas.

SORT and members of the North Eastern Division Task Force are still at the scene searching for the two suspects.