heard bout d youth in Maraval dat got gunned down yesturday before he had ah chance 2 rub d store
dat is so hard 2 believe ... since ah know him personally .... he leave he twins behind
R.I.P.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news9.htmlBY CAMILLE CLARKE
A MAN who attempted to rob a Maraval grocery in the upscale community of Haleland Park, yesterday, was shot dead by the owner.
After being robbed on five previous occasions, Joe Matamoro, owner of Joe’s Mini-Mart on Perseverance Road, shot and killed the unidentified man who attempted to rob his shop.
Another suspect is still at large.
Police reported that around 1 pm, Matamoro’s wife Eveling was at the cash register when two armed men entered his shop.
One of them pointed a gun at Eveling and told Matamoro to go around the back. Matamoro turned around the corner and managed to pull out his licensed revolver.
The would-be thief then said: “Don’t skylark!” and pointed the gun at Matamoro, who fired at the thieves several times.
One of them ran and jumped into a car that was parked by the sidewalk.
The other robber ran about 100 feet then dropped dead in the middle of the street.
He was shot three times in the chest, investigators said.
Crime scene personnel and Western Division police cordoned off the area.
Special Anti-Crime Unit officers fingerprinted the body and dusted the crime scene.
Up to late yesterday evening, the dead man, who is of African descent, had not been identified by the police.
When Guardian reporters visited the scene, the body was still on the ground with his revolver nearby.
The body was viewed by the District Medical Officer and ordered removed to the Forensic Science Centre for identification and an autopsy.
In an interview, a Canadian visitor who declined to give her name, said she was shocked over the situation.
It was scary! I was about to go to the same shop when I heard people running on the street and I saw the police.”
She said crime in Trinidad was terrible.
Maraval and Western Division Police are continuing inquiries.
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