Laventille man ambushed, shot dead

POLICE are continuing investigations into Tuesday night’s shooting death of a 20-year-old man, who was ambushed by three men when he left his home to go to Quarry Street, Laventille to get a phone card.
At 7.50 p.m., the police received a report about shots being fired at Quarry Street. A team of officers, led by Cpl Mohammed of the Port of Spain Division Task Force, sped to the scene, where they found the body of Triston Caesar.
According to his relatives, he worked at a fast food restaurant on Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook and lived with them at their Lastique Street, East Dry River home.
Police said they were told that three men walked up to Caesar, stuffed a bandanna into his mouth and shot him several times about the body. He died on the scene.
Officers from the Crime Scene Unit as well as the Homicide Bureau conducted investigations.
His body was removed to the Port of Spain Mortuary and then yesterday morning to the Forensic Science Centre in St James.
Reporters spoke to his step-father Clyde Babb, who denied that the young man may have done something which led to his death.