Shawn Forde and Selwyn Pollydore

Shawn Forde

Two men shot dead in Alboystown

Three injured

Killed when gunmen opened fire on a group of men standing on the road in Albouystown .

By Andre Haynes and Kim Lucas

Two men were shot dead last night and three other persons were injured in Albouystown after two gunmen opened fire on them wildly.

According to sources the incident occurred at around 8 pm when armed men opened fire on four men who were at the time gathered at the junction of King Edward and James Street, Albouystown. A woman was shot and injured while she was standing at the gate of the nearby Dharm Shala as the gunmen fled the scene.

Those confirmed dead are Shawn Forde of Howes Street and Selwyn Pollydore of 33 Middle Road, La Penitence. Those injured are Treston Talbot of 7 Princes Street, Wortmanville, Herman Pillai of the Dharm Shala and Gita Singh. The three are now nursing gunshot wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital.