A 43-year-old Sangre Grande businessman was gunned down while sitting in his vehicle outside Xtra Plaza in Turure, Sangre Grande, on Thursday night.
Police said Andy Cudjoe was shot dead as he sat inside his Xtrail outside KFC, where he had gone to purchase a meal with a woman and a child.
Around 6.45 pm, Cudjoe reportedly parked his vehicle outside and the woman and child went into the restaurant. However, police said an Almera pulled alongside Cudjoe's vehicle and two armed gunmen got out and sprayed Cudjoe with bullets.
Nearby bystanders scampered for safety when they heard the gunshots.
Cudjoe was shot in his head, chest and about the body. Cudjoe slumped to the left side front passenger seat and died on the spot.
A report was made to Sangre Grande Police Station and officers from Sangre Grande Task Force and CID, along with Valencia Police led by ASP Fitzworm, responded.
Police officers from Arouca Homicide Bureau Region 2 and CSI officers processed the scene. Several spent shells were recovered.
District Medical Officer Dr Krishna Chandolu viewed the body and ordered it removed to the Sangre Grande mortuary pending a post-mortem at the Forensic Science Centre, St James.
Relatives who rushed to the scene, including his wife, wept uncontrollably as the police were processing the scene.
His wife, who did not want to be identified, told Guardian Media her husband had a number of businesses, including a car dealership. She said he was a father of two children and they had a wonderful relationship.
She said every evening after work, Cudjoe would drop in at KFC in Turure to purchase a meal for them.
“Today he did not reach home with the KFC meal. Instead, we had to rush to KFC Compound to see him dead,” the traumatised wife said.
Police said Cudjoe was formally from Biche but was currently residing in Wallerfield.
Management of Xtra Foods Supermarket and other business places on the compound closed early as a result of the incident.
Officers from the Eastern Task Force searched the Turure area for several hours after the incident but were unable to find the suspects.
Investigations are being continued by officers from the Arouca Homicide Bureau Region 2.