Mayaro man dies after being shot at home

A 28-year-old man of Pt Galeota, Guayaguayare, Mayaro died on Friday night after he was shot at his home.

Police said Quanzy Kadeen McKain, of Isthmus Road, was sitting in the doorway of his one-bedroom wooden house with a 20-year-old woman when the incident occurred around 9.45 pm.

The woman told police she heard a gunshot from the western side of the house and McKain pushed her away.

After hearing a second gunshot she saw McKain fall backwards, bleeding from his head.

He was taken to the Mayaro Health Facility with the assistance of relatives, but died while being treated.

His body was taken to the Sangre Grande Hospital mortuary pending a post-mortem examination on April 2.

Crime scene investigators visited and processed the scene and homicide officers are continuing enquiries.