A man was gunned down while on his bike at Dora’s Lotto Booth, Southern Main Road, Cunupia, on Friday.
Police said that at 3.30 pm on Friday, Ashton Villafana, 26, a construction worker who lives at No 1 Teak Drive, Homeland Gardens, Cunupia, rode up to the Lotto booth where he was approached by two men armed with guns. The men, who came out of a light green vehicle, shot Villafana about the body and he slumped to the ground. Both men then ran back to the car which headed in a northerly direction along the Southern Main Road.
PC Baptiste and PC Bisnath took the victim to the Chaguanas Accident and Emergency Department where he was pronounced dead by Doctor Beenitez. The vehicle was later recovered abandoned along Bernard street, off Mc Carthy Street, Dass Trace, Cunupia.
Visiting the scene were Snr Supt Jason Forde, Supt Kenny Mc Intyre, ASP Sooker, Sgt Toolaram and Sgt Jodhan and other units.
Valencia man
killed outside bar
Meanwhile, at 2 pm yesterday, Seon Edwards was gunned down while liming outside Copper’s Bar in Valencia. A white Tiida pulled up and gunmen opened fire on Edwards who died on the scene.
—Adrian Boodan