Investigations are continuing into the murder of a 38-year-old secondary schoolteacher at Maracas, St Joseph.
The deceased was identified as Sherwin Wallace of Fairley Street, Tunapuna.
According to a police report, at about 2.45 am, Wallace was driving his PBZ 6329 Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV along Maracas Royal Road, near Maracas Gardens, when his vehicle was shot at and subsequently intercepted by another vehicle.
Police said the occupants, two masked men, exited the car and opened fire, killing Wallace instantly. The men then escaped in their vehicle.
Wallace’s friend, identified as Quincy Small of La Seiva in Maraval, who was in Wallace’s SUV at the time, was shot in the leg during the incident. He was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mount Hope, where he was treated and warded in a stable condition.
Police said Wallace was an Information Technology teacher at a secondary school.
The officers did not reveal the name of the school.
Investigating officers said they received information that Wallace and Small had minutes before left a party in the area.
According to intelligence reports, Wallace had known one of the country’s biggest drug dealers and was wanted by the police on enquiries. However, it was not disclosed what the enquiries were in connection with.
Police said two weeks ago, a man, also known by the same drug lord, was arrested for having several high-tech guns in his possession.
That arrest came after extensive intelligence and surveillance.
Minister of Education Anthony Garcia, when contacted yesterday for comment, said that he was not aware of the incident in which the teacher was killed, and gave the assurance that he would launch his own investigations into the matter.
When told about information released by the police and intelligence, Garcia said he couldn’t comment until he was briefed.