T&T: Nephew of cricket legend Brian Lara, fatally shot
Police were probing the death of the nephew of West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara, who was gunned down in Santa Cruz, a valley between the hills of the Northern Range in Trinidad.
Police said Mashama Lara, 33, a fisherman, had just arrived at his home on Thursday evening and parked his pickup on the roadway when he was ambushed by two men who shot him before escaping in a waiting vehicle. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
Police have no motive for the killing up to last night, and acting Police Commissioner Mc Donald Jacob urged the public to provide intelligence to the authorities to prevent some of these killings before they occur.
McDonald acknowledged that there had been an upsurge in shootings and killings within the North Eastern Division in recent weeks, particularly in Santa Cruz and Barataria.
“What will help us build our intelligence, to help us truly identify what is happening and assist us in taking proactive measures, is to get information,” Jacob told the Trinidad Guardian newspaper.
“We need to get down and get the intelligence for this to work and prevent things from happening.”
Police are also investigating the murder of two men – Randy Amoroso, 38, and Clifford Riley, 32, on Thursday.
Police said Amoroso, also known as Crumpy and Movado, came out of prison a few months ago after serving a term for larceny. Police believe he was beaten to death.
And in the case of Riley, lawmen said he was shot multiple times.
Investigations into the murders are continuing.
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