A TUNAPUNA man was shot dead yesterday morning near his home in what police described as a gang-related attack.
In a separate incident on Friday night in Morvant, another man was murdered.
Up to last night police were unable to establish a motive for the killing.
Police said around 7 a.m. Sean Joseph, 33, of Lovell Trace, Tunapuna was liming near his home when a gunman walked up to him and opened fire. The shooter then ran off.
Residents who heard the gunshots later came out to investigate and after finding Joseph on the road they picked him up and took him to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Homicide Bureau officers later visited the scene and are continuing investigations.
In the other incident, police said around 8.30 p.m. on Friday residents of Upper St Francois Valley Road, Morvant heard several gunshots coming from a house in the area and contacted the police.
When officers arrived on the scene they found the victim, Akile Eugene, 26, with a single gunshot to the back.
Officers took him to the Port of Spain General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
In another report the body of a man was found bound and gagged around 9 a.m. yesterday in Caura. Police have not yet identified the victim. Homicide Bureau officers are continuing investigations.
Five murders in the space of 24 hours have pushed the country's toll to 263 for the year so far with the comparable figure at this same time last year stood at 231. —Gyasi Gonzales
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