Gambler dead after row ends in shooting

Mansford Lewis

A man was fatally shot during a gambling row over $500 in the vicinity of the London Base Taxi Service on Mandela Avenue early yesterday morning.

Mansford Lewis, 33, a landscaper, from North Ruimveldt, was at a shop where illegal gambling takes place when there was an argument over $500. A fight soon broke out on the roadway and it was during this time that Lewis was shot in his head and shoulder by a man, who was identified as ‘Kevin.’

A release from the police force said that the suspect and a taxi driver rushed Lewis