After gunmen broke into his house and ordered his companion to run, a 55-year-old Ministry of Health supervisor was shot dead in his bed this morning.
The murder of David Young has shocked relatives who described him as the happiest man alive and not the kind of person to find conflict with anyone. Police were yet to determine a motive for Young’s murder.
A report stated that around 3.50 am, Young, who supervises health inspectors at the Piarco International Airport, was at his Ramdhanie Street, St Margaret's Village home in Claxton Bay with his house companion, Hayden Hamilton.
Hamilton told police that he heard a commotion in Young’s bedroom and as he went to check, he was confronted by two gunmen, one dressed in a jacket and bandana over his face. The gunmen told Hamilton to run and as he went to the back of the house, he heard a gunshot.
Hamilton returned after the gunmen left and found Young lying on his bed with a gunshot wound to his head. Southern Division police, including Supt Yusuff Gafar, Insp Don Gajadhar, Sgt Ramlogan, Sgt Seuinarine and homicide detective, Sgt John responded to the killing. Searches were made throughout the village for possible suspects, but no one was arrested.