Homicide officers are investigating the killings of two men in separate instances between Monday night and yesterday morning.
In the most recent incident, police said an unidentified man was found at the entrance of the Beetham Landfill around 4 am yesterday.
Police processing the crime scene blocked off the far left and centre lanes near the crime scene, adding to the normal traffic peak hour traffic. The traffic backed up to Arima in the east and beyond Freeport heading south for several hours.
After police processed the scene and left, two spent shells were found in some bushes near the crime scene. Beetham residents told the T&T Guardian the deceased was chased by gunmen who murdered him outside the dump.
In the second killing, Kern Exeter, 26 was gunned down after he was followed from Curepe and gunned down near his North Road, St Joseph home. Exeter, relatives said, was charged with attempted murder and was receiving death threats which he reported to police in May. The T&T Guardian was told Exeter was killed as he came out a car after purchasing food in Curepe. He was described by relatives as a quiet person who did odd jobs in the area.