A Cunupia man was killed by police on Saturday following an alleged exchange of gunfire.
The deceased was identified as Rakesh Balliram, 31, of Jerningham Junction Road, Cunupia.
The incident occurred around 5 pm on August 5, at Caparo Valley Road, Palmiste.
Officers on patrol received information about a robbery and went to the location where they found the Balliram allegedly driving a car that had been reported stolen in the Brasso area a short while earlier.
The officers reportedly ordered him to stop and exit the vehicle.
As the suspect refused, a chase ensued and the vehicle driven by Balliram crashed into a parked car in the vicinity of Double’s Stockpile and Transport Company.
It is alleged that Balliram exited the car and ran into the nearby swamp.
As officers searched the area, they allegedly found him crouched in some bushes, with a firearm in his hand.
After reportedly ordering him to drop the weapon, officers claimed he fired twice at them – prompting them to return fire, hitting him several times.
The injured man was later taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An illegal firearm was reportedly recovered at the scene.
Brother chops brother
A Chaguanas man was arrested on Sunday after he chopped his brother in the head at a family lime.
The 53-year-old victim remained hospitalised in a stable condition up to yesterday, even as his brother was in police custody.
The two were said to have been with family and friends at their house at Caroni Savannah Road, Chaguanas, around 10 pm on August 6 when they allegedly began arguing.
Reports indicate the suspect grabbed a metal chopper and slashed his brother across the top of the head as they were quarrelling before he ran off.
The injured man was taken to the Chaguanas Health Centre where he was treated, before being transferred to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope.
The suspect was later arrested when he returned home.
Woman stabs man after fight with mom
A 22-year-old woman remained in police custody yesterday after stabbing her male companion during an argument on Sunday.
The 27-year-old victim of Mahogany Trace, Diego Martin was with the suspect and her mother at their house at Blue Range, St Lucien Road, Diego Martin, when the incident occurred on August 6.
Police said the victim was having his breakfast in the front yard around 10.30 am, when he saw the suspect arguing with her elderly mother before she threw a cup of water in his food.
The victim told police he entered the house and confronted the suspect, following which a physical altercation ensued between them.
It is alleged that as he turned away, the woman took up a knife and stabbed him in the back.
The victim allegedly ran out of the house and sought help from a nearby resident who took him to the St James Medical Complex where he was treated and later warded in a stable condition.
Investigating officers later detained the suspect at her home, and retrieved the knife used in the incident in the kitchen.
Arima resident survives after over 30 bullets fired
An Arima man managed to escape with minor wounds on Sunday after gunmen shot at him in an attempt to kill him.
The 47-year-old of La Croix Trace, Malabar, Arima, sustained wounds to the right leg during the incident around 7.15 pm on August Sunday.
Police said the man was at Joseph Avenue, Malabar, when a silver car stopped and several armed men opened fire on him.
Seeking cover as the gunmen fled in the waiting vehicle, the victim was assisted by nearby residents.
The injured man was taken to the Arima Health Facility before being transferred to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, where he was treated and warded in a stable condition.
He was expected to be discharged yesterday after being treated for gunshot wounds to the right leg.
Approximately 22 nine milli-metre spent shells; along with five live rounds of nine milli-metre ammunition; two 7.62 spent shells; one magazine containing 15 nine milli-metre rounds of ammunition; and one magazine spring loader was recovered at the scene.
