A shooting in Morvant on Wednesday claimed the lives of two men in what police have classified as a gang-related incident.
The victims were identified as Shondell Hislop, 27, of Mon Repos Road, Morvant, and Nigel Phillip, 41, of Senior Street, Belle Eau Road, Belmont.
Reports indicate that the men were among several people liming outside K Mini Mart on Mon Repos Road, Morvant, around 3 pm when a silver SUV stopped and three men alighted.
The suspects, who were reportedly dressed in black jerseys, black long jeans, black bulletproof vests, black ski masks and black caps, opened fire on the group.
As those gathered scrambled to safety, the suspects continued shooting before returning to their waiting vehicle, which sped away.
Residents alerted the police, who arrived to find Hislop and Phillip bleeding from gunshot wounds about their bodies.
Hislop was declared dead at the scene, while Phillip was taken to the Port of Spain General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries around 3.30 pm.
Evidence collected at the scene included 16 spent 9mm shell casings, three spent 5.56mm shell casings, three live .45 rounds and five spent .45 shell casings.
