Ex-con gunned down in Charlestown drive-by

George Barton

Aman Lallchand, once charged with murder and implicated in a series of high-profile robberies, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting last evening in Charlestown, a corner away from his home.

Lallchand, 32, also known as ‘Randy Persaud’ and ‘Amar Lallchand,’ was mowed down by persons in a dark tinted vehicle, during a blackout in the city sometime around 8:30pm. There were reports that a hit had been placed on the man, who had been receiving threats after recently being released from prison.

According to a relative, who asked not to be identified, Lallchand left his Howes and Ketley streets, Charlestown home early last evening to hang with his friends, one corner away at