The killings continue ...Murder No. 23...T&T

The killings continue...Murder No. 23
By GYASI GONZALES gyasi.gonzales@trinidadexpress.com

Story Created: Jan 10, 2014 at 4:59 PM ECT


One of Trinidad and Tobago's bloodiest weeks ever, ended as it began, with murder. Another man was killed this morning, at Mt Hope.
Alvin Maharaj, 35, was found shot multiple times, at the base of a precipice.

His body was discovered by police officers who were called by residents who heard gunshots at around 11 a.m. Maharaj had survived a shooting in east Port of Spain last December. On the night of December 14, Maharaj and a 13-year-old boy, were shot and injured .

Maharaj, of Valsayn, and the teenager of Maraval, were standing on the pavement at the corner of Queen and Henry streets when a lone gunman began shooting at Maharaj before running off. One of the bullets struck the teenager in the left hand, while Maharaj was shot to the right hand, said police.

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A PAST argument over a Play Whe ticket is believed to be the reason why a Carenage man was gunned down on Friday night, bringing the country’s murder toll for the year so far to 24.
The victim, who has been identified as McLean Brown, 43, of L’Anse Mitan Road, was shot dead around 10 p.m. outside a bar close to Smith Hill in Carenage. Prior to his arrival at the bar, the two gunmen who carried out the killing were seen nearby “looking for him”, said investigating officers.
Officers said Brown arrived at the bar shortly after and was having drinks with other patrons on the compound of the business place, when the gunmen approached and opened fire, hitting Brown several times about the body.