(Trinidad Express) A police constable was shot and killed last night in Chaguanas.
The deceased has been identified as PC Dale Mayers, who was last attached to the Arima police station.
Just after 10 p.m. Mayers was liming with his wife and a friend – who is also a licensed firearms holder – at Unique Bar along the Montrose Main Road in Chaguanas, when they were confronted by a lone gunman.
The man, dressed in all black, walked up and announced a hold-up.
However, as he looked away, Mayers pulled out his licensed firearm and shot at the suspect.
The suspect returned fire before turning and fleeing the scene.
Mayers was shot in the chest with the bullet exiting his left arm.
The police and paramedics were notified and Mayers was taken to the Chaguanas District Hospital.
However, he died while undergoing treatment at about 11:06 p.m. police sources said.
A team of officers from the Central Division and the Homicide Bureau responded to the report and made their way to the scene of the shooting.
A firearm was seized at the scene, the Express was told.
Investigators also observed a trail of blood running from the bar to the roadway and as a result, they determined that Mayers had shot and injured his attacker.
An all-points bulletin was issued, and checks were made at all nearby medical institutions.
Just before midnight, a 24-year-old man from Nelson Street in Port of Spain was dropped off at the Port of Spain General Hospital for gunshot wounds.
The police were notified.
The suspect underwent emergency surgery under police guard.
