Venezuelan man shot dead in Chaguanas

A 29-year-old Venezuelan man was found with gunshots on December 23 in Enterprise, Chaguanas.

He has been identified as Hector Jesus Marin Valderrey, a labourer from Warrenville, Cunupia.

Police said around 6.47 pm on December 23 they received a report of a shooting in Crown Trace.

They arrived eight minutes later and found Valderrey lying in a pool of blood, groaning in pain.

They took him to hospital at 7.05 pm, but he died while being treated at 8.48 pm.

Police did not find anything of evidential value at the scene of the shooting.

They said investigations are ongoing.