Luck ran out for a 34-year-old Tunapuna man who was shot dead on Thursday while liming on St Vincent Street in Tunapuna. Darren "Diamond" Ryan, 34, of Thomas Lane, was shot by gunmen at the same location on June 1 last year. He survived that attack. His death on Thursday pushed the murder toll to 63 for the year.
A report said around 6.15 pm, residents heard loud explosions. They checked and found Ryan lying on the roadway. He had been shot in the chest, police said. The body was viewed by the district medical officer who ordered its removal to the Forensic Science Centre for an autopsy. Cpl Lynch of the Homicide Bureau is continuing investigations.