PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A police station on the outskirts of Port of Spain came under gunfire Thursday night following a gun attack in the area that left three people dead, including a Jamaican.
Police public relations officer, Inspector Wayne Mystar, speaking on radio here Friday, said that shortly after 9:30 pm, police officers had received information about gunshots from an area in Laventille, along the east-west corridor.
“Shortly afterwards…police officers from the Besson Street police station had to take evasive action as a result of shots being fired at the station from a northerly direction. Members of the Guard and Emergency Branch were called in to render support,” he said.
He said police investigations have so far revealed that five men were in the Laventille area when a black vehicle drove up and the occupants inside fired gunshots on the group, hitting all of them.
“As a result three persons succumbed to their injuries; two are presently at the Port of Spain general Hospital. Information is that one Dillon Skette, Joel Cash and one Jamaican national, Sherwin Thomas deceased,” he added.
Media reports Friday identified Skeete as a gang leader.
Mystar said that the situation “is quite calm” and that the area is secured and police officers have returned to their normal duties.
Asked whether the police are expecting reprisals, Mystar replied “in situations like these we expect the unexpected so we expect anything to happen so we are on alert to ensure that law and order is maintained”.
