A 26-year-old man, identified as Jamal Roach, was shot dead last night along Laventille Road, San Juan.
Around 7:30pm, Roach, who is an auto straightener and painter, had reportedly visited the mother of his children and was walking back to his own home along La Hoe Road, when on nearing his corner, loud explosions were heard.
Persons in the area, on checking, found Roach lying on the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds.
He died on the scene.
A 24-year-old man who was liming nearby with a group of friends was also shot. He was conveyed to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where he was medically attended to.
Police found and seized over 25 spent shells, made up of 9mm and 5.56mm rounds, at the scene of the shooting.