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Three more overnight killings push toll to 319

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The killing of three men last night have brought the murder toll to 319.

Police said one of the victims, Sean "Drugs" Joseph, was liming near his Mon Repos, Morvant home around 9 pm when a gunman approached him and shot him before running off. 

Police said Joseph, a known drug offender, was killed because of his life of crime. He was described as a "community leader" Police could not give a definitive age for Joseph, only that he was in his 40's. 

Earlier, Kadeem Blake, 28, a construction worker of Paradise Heights, Morvant was at the Unipet gas station along the Eastern Main Road, opposite Fernandes compound, Laventille when he was shot dead. 

Morvant police said they received a call around 7.30 pm that gunshots were heard near the gas station and found Blake's body in front his Nissan B-15 car. No motive has been given for the shooting.

In a separate incident, a 23-year-old man, who police said was a witness in a recent murder and received threats to his life, was shot dead at Valencia. 

At about 12.10 am Terrence Mendoza, of Pineapple Drive New City, Valencia, was waiting along Alexander Street in the vicinity of JC's Minimart when he was approached by a man in dark clothing and carrying a fire arm.

The man approached Mendoza, fired several shots at him and then made his escape. 

The police was informed of loud explosions by residents and they found the deceased lying on the roadway with gunshot wounds on his head and about his body. 

He was taken to the Sangre Grande District Health Facility where he succumbed to his wounds at about 1.50 am.

Mendoza informed his father that he receiving death threats. 

Details to follow. 

Stay tuned to T&T Guardian for more info. 


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