A Sea Lots, Port-of-Spain, man died while undergoing emergency surgery at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital yesterday after he and his friend were shot outside the George Street Health Centre.
Police said Shervon Moses, 20, and Keon Grant, both of Concession Drive, Sea Lots, had just left the health facility where Grant went for medical attention. Police said the duo, who were driven there by Simon Noel, arrived around 8.30 am and left about 30 minutes later.
Police said gunmen opened fire hitting both Moses and Grant. Noel drove off and was escorted by a passing police patrol to the hospital. Noel escaped unhurt, police said, but Grant and Moses were shot multiple times.
Moses died while being treated while Grant was treated for a broken right leg, after being shot, and is listed in a stable condition at hospital. Police believe that the shooting is gang-related.
Moses’ killing took the murder toll to 299 for the year, equalling the murder toll for the same period last year.
In an unrelated incident, police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a homeless man found dead in a shipping container yesterday.
Police said a resident of Bourg Mulatresse went to carry food for the man, as they were accustomed doing, and found him dead.
Police ordered that the body be taken to the Forensic Science Centre, St James, for an autopsy to determine whether the man, who has not been identified, died as a result of foul play. The autopsy is expected to be done today.
An in a separate matter, police have identified the body of a man found shot to death in St Joseph last Saturday as Garner Solomon, 30, of Champs Fleurs.
According to police reports around 2 am, Saturday, limers at Red Light Bar along the Eastern Main Road, St Joseph, heard gunshots and scampered for safety. Solomon was found dead after the shooting.
His body was identified by his father, Michael Solomon, yesterday. The elder Solomon, who spoke briefly with the media, at the Forensic Science Centre, said his son had a drug problem but was recovering.
He said that he had built an apartment under his home for his son who would become erratic whenever he did not get his drugs.
Other than that, he said, his son was a calm person who never interfered with anyone.