Two men were murdered in separate incidents in Morvant and Carenage between Tuesday night and yesterday morning, raising the murder toll for the year to 218.
According to reports, the first incident took place around 4 pm on the Indian Arrival Day public holiday in Morvant.
Police responding to a report of gunshots in Never Dirty, Morvant, found Rondell Applewhite lying at the side of the road with gunshot wounds. Applewhite was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he died while receiving treatment.
Residents claimed they saw two men running away from the scene of Applewhite’s shooting and gave their descriptions to police. No arrests had been made up to late yesterday.
The other incident took place hours later at Fitz Alleyne Street in Carenage.
Police said around 2 am yesterday, they received a report of gunshots in the community. When residents checked they found 20-year-old Tyler Alexis dead in his apartment. He was pronounced dead on the scene by a District Medical Officer (DMO).
Autopsies were performed on both men at the Forensic Science Centre in St James yesterday. Their relatives refused to speak to media personnel when approached at the centre.
Detectives of the Region One Homicide Bureau are continuing investigations.
