(Trinidad Guardian) Gunmen opened fire near a gas station at King’s Wharf, San Fernando, on Saturday night, killing two men and injuring another in what police believe to be a drug-related hit.
Fisherman Kerry Perrot, aka Mamoo, 30, of King’s Wharf, and Joshua Codrington, 27, of San Fernando, died after being shot multiple times while standing near Maraj Tyre Shop at the Wharf around 8.45 pm.
A third man, Simon De Vignes, 26, a salesman of Hubert Rance Street, who was standing close by, was hit by a bullet in the abdomen during the gunfire.
Witnesses told police that a car heading north pulled alongside the men and loud gunshots rang out.
The driver of the vehicle then drove off.
Des Vignes was rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where he received medical treatment for an injury on the left side of his stomach.
Both Perrot and Codrington died within minutes of the shooting. Their bodies were viewed by District Medical Officer Dr Bachan, who ordered them removed to the San Fernando General Hospital Mortuary. Autopsies are scheduled to be done of the deceased at the Forensic Science Centre, St James, today.
Police recovered 39 spent casings fired from a 9mm calibre, 10 apparent projectiles and one live 9mm round at the scene of the shooting. Two vehicles parked close by—a black Toyota Fielder Wagon and a yellow Kia Rio—were also damaged by bullet hits.
Investigators believe the hit was linked to the murder of Ricky Worrell, who was shot on Friday night at King’s Wharf.
Worrell lived in Marabella. His nude body was seen floating in the Gulf of Paria at around 4 am on Saturday with gunshot wounds to the chest and back. His pickup van was parked nearby. Worrell, also called Flay Guard, was a fish vendor at the wharf.
A witness, who requested anonymity, told police that the men who fired upon Worrell came from the direction of the sea. No arrests have yet been made in any of the killings.
These latest murders have brought the 2022 murder toll to 575.
