One bandit is dead and another is warded at hospital after they crashed a stolen vehicle during a high speed chase with police last night.
The deceased man remains unidentified while the injured bandit has been identified as Shondell Weeks of Quarry Trace, San Juan.
Reports state that around 8:25 pm on Monday, a 38-year-old man and his family had just pulled up along Casselton Trincity in a black Honda Vezel SUV valued at $185,000 when they were accosted by two men of African descent one armed with a firearm.
The men announced a robbery and demanded the man hand over the keys to the vehicle.
The victim complied and the suspects drove off with the SUV.
The police were immediately notified and a search was launched for the suspects.
Soon after W/Cpl Lopez, WPC Mitchell-Anderson, PC Jagganath, and PC Cassar of the Tunapuna Municipal Police spotted the vehicle proceeding north along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway at speed and a chase ensued.
The vehicle subsequently crashed into a barrier along the highway near the Grand Bazaar entrance and two suspects were observed nursing injuries.
Both suspects were taken to hospital, however one man was declared dead shortly after arrival.
Weeks was treated and warded in stable condition under police guard.
The stolen SUV was subsequently searched and police found and seized a Heckler and Koch 9mm pistol along with 13 live rounds of 40 cal ammunition.
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