Kurt Cupid, also known as Kurt David Smith, 51, a man described by police as a person of interest in several high-profile criminal investigations, including million-dollar robberies, was killed in Longdenville, Chaguanas, on Thursday night.
Police said Cupid, popularly called KC, was fatally shot several times while attempting to park in the driveway of his girlfriend’s home at Tom Tom Street, Longdenville.
Police said at about 7 pm, Cupid visited his girlfriend’s home, where he asked to borrow her black Kia Cerato car to meet someone at the Brentwood, Chaguanas branch of Chuck E Cheese. Smith returned to the home at about 7.35 pm and was shot dead while trying to park the vehicle.
The girlfriend told police after hearing gunshots she checked outside and saw Cupid bleeding and called for help from a relative, who took him to the Chaguanas Health Facility. However, he was declared dead at about 8.42 pm.
Cupid was originally from Maraval and was charged with a $1.5 million robbery of Price Smart in 2016. (RDR)
