[UPDATED] Cops probe four murders, police killing

Four men were killed, and another man shot dead by police, in separate incidents in Chaguanas, Arima, Valencia, Morvant and Coryal between Friday night and Saturday.

The latest incident occurred in Valencia around 1.50 pm on Saturday.

Andy “Big Andy” Francois, 49, was fatally shot at Valencia Old Road. He was the owner of a stockpile and was a person of interest linked to illegal quarrying, police said.

In Morvant, the body of Junior Brittan, 67, of Mon Repos Road, Morvant, was found in a ravine off PG Trace along the Lady Young Road on Saturday morning. He was lying face down with a boulder on his head. Police said he was bludgeoned to death.

In Chaguanas, around 2.30 am on Saturday, Brandon Romain, also known as Marv, was reportedly stabbed during a fight near a bar behind the market. He was taken to hospital but died of his injuries six hours later.

Police are also investigating the murder of Ronald Edwards, 40, who was killed shortly before 7 pm on Friday, at Demerara Road, Arima.

Reports indicate that Edwards was walking along Hilltop Drive when he was shot in the head and face. Passers-by took him to the Arima Hospital. He was declared dead around 7.20 pm.

Police are also investigating the circumstances under which a man described as a mental outpatient,was killed during an incident with police.

Police were called to the Coryal Main Road home of Faustin Augustus, who was reported to be acting violently.

Relatives took police to the side of Augustus's house and they tried tried to calm him down. He reportedly calmed down for a moment but began acting violently again, fighting with the officers, police said.

During the struggle one of the officers saw Augustus had a cutlass concealed in the waist of his pants. Officers said as Augustus reached for the cutlass, he was shot in the chest. He died on the scene.

Investigations are continuing into all five matters.

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TWO men were killed, and another man shot dead by police, in three separate incidents in Chaguanas, Arima and Coryal between Friday night and Saturday morning.

The latest incident occurred in Chaguanas, around 2.30 am on Saturday. The dead man has been identified as Brandon Romain, also known as Marv.

Marv was reportedly stabbed during fight near a bar behind the Chaguanas market. He was taken to hospital but died of his injuries six hours later.

Police are also investigating the murder of Ronald Edwards, 40, who was killed shortly before 7 pm on Friday, at Demerara Road, Arima.

Reports say Edwards was walking along Hilltop Drive when he was shot in the head and face.

Passers-by took him to the Arima Hospital. He was declared dead around 7.20 pm.

Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region II are continuing investigations.

Police are also investigating the circumstances under which a man, described as a mental outpatient, was killed by one of their colleagues.

Police were called to the Coryal Main Road home of Forstin Augustus, who was reported to be acting violently.

Augustus’s relatives took police to the side of his house, where they tried tried to calm him down. He reportedly calmed down for a moment, but began acting violently again, fighting with the officers, police said.

During the struggle one of the officers saw Augustus had a cutlass concealed in his pants waist. Officers said as Augustus reached for the cutlass, he was shot in the chest.

He died on the scene.

Investigations are continuing in all three matters.