A 20-year-old security officer who was being investigated for possession of firearms and ammunition was killed during a gunfight with Couva police on Sunday.
Fyzool Walters, of Mount Pleasant Road, Claxton Bay, was the second man to be killed by police on Sunday. Kevin Stanford was also killed by police in Moruga after he shot Kevon Charles in the ankle earlier in the day.
Police said around 4.50 pm, they were acting on intelligence when they went to Walters’ home to search for firearms and ammunition. On reaching the house, they saw Walters come outside and run to the back with a firearm in his hand. The officers chased Walters and he reportedly began shooting at them. The officers returned fire and Walters ran into some bushes. They later found him lying bleeding from a gunshot wound, with his firearm nearby. Walters was taken to the Couva District Health Facility where he died. None of the officers were injured.
An autopsy at the Forensic Science Centre yesterday showed Walters died from a gunshot wound to the chest, which perforated his heart, lung and liver.