Multiple anti-crime exercises conducted in the Western Division yesterday (Saturday 13th April, 2024) resulted in a man being killed in a Police-involved shooting incident, the arrest of two (2) suspects and the seizure of a firearm and quantities of ammunition.
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), in the first incident, Officers of the West End Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Western Divisional Gang and Intelligence Unit and Western Division Task Force (WDTF), were responding to a report of robbery with aggravation in the Diego Martin district, when based on information, they proceeded to the River Estate district, where four (4) suspects were seen, two (2) of whom were armed with guns. As the Officers attempted to arrest the suspects, one of the armed men pointed a firearm in the direction of the Officers. The Officers, in keeping with the Use of Force policy, discharged their service firearms in the direction of the suspects. A man was injured and taken to the St. James Medical Facility where he later died. He has since been identified as 21-year-old Derron Forde of Diego Martin. A second suspect, an 18-year-old also of Diego Martin, was held shortly after while the other two (2) suspects escaped. A Glock pistol loaded with a magazine containing fifteen (15) rounds of ammunition, two (2) cellular phones and a black side-bag were recovered from the scene. In the second incident, WDTF Officers conducted an exercise between 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM yesterday, during which they proceeded to Bournes Road, St. James. There, they executed a search warrant at the home of a male suspect which resulted in forty-one (41) rounds of assorted ammunition being found hidden in a peanut butter container. The suspect, who was on the premises at the time of the search, was arrested in connection with the find.
Meanwhile, in the third incident, Task Force Officers conducted an exercise in the St. James district between 9:30 PM and 11:00 PM last night, which resulted in the seizure of a pistol loaded with a magazine containing two (2) rounds of ammunition.
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