A 26-year-old reputed gang leader was killed in a early morning shootout with police in Laventille, yesterday.
According to reports, around 4.45 am, officers of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) went to Eastern Quarry, Laventille to arrest Stefan “Twelve Teeth” St Louis, who they had been seeking in connection with a shooting which occurred late last year.
Police said no one answered and when they broke the front door to enter the property, they were shot at several times.
They returned fire hitting St Louis, who was home alone, several times.
Police said the officers were unharmed, and that St Louis, had been armed with a .45 calibre pistol.
He was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital for treatment, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Ballistic testing is expected to be performed on the alleged weapon to determine if it was used in any recent murders or shootings.
Police said that despite his age, St Louis was a well known gang leader who had multiple previous convictions and pending charges for violent crimes.
An autopsy will be performed on his body at the Forensic Science Centre in St James this morning.