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A man is dead following a shooting incident in Aripero, Siparia, on Tuesday morning (27th February, 2024). The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Keith Branker, a father of five (5) from Sobo Village, La Brea.
Branker worked with the Siparia Borough Corporation since 2018 as a casual worker. He was recently given a regular position and had just completed his first fortnight when he was ambushed and killed by gunmen while on a construction site at Silver Stream Road.
According to reports, Tuesday was the first day Branker and his crew began working on a drainage project. While Branker was taking a break from digging the drain in front of a house under construction, around 8:15 AM, two (2) men with black t-shirts wrapped around their heads exited some bushes and approached Branker. The men appeared to be dressed to resemble Police Officers.
An eyewitness said, “I just see two (2) men with two (2) rust-colour-looking gun and with that they, we was like ‘Police boy?’ We don't know. It looking weird. When you watch their head is tie up jersey thing and that what make me say, nah boy is something else...with that...bang, the first shot and he [Branker] take off on the side (of the house).” The witness added, “They fire about one or two here [by the drain] and they take off [the workers] with a speed. Run in the house, run back out, run on the side. That man real run for he life. I being real with you...I swear he get away cause I see the gunmen them leaving through the back.” After the assailants fled, the witness said he and the foreman looked for Branker but when they found him at the back of the house, they realized he was not as lucky as they first thought. “As I reach round the house, I say ‘boy you good?’ He was still alive. ‘Dawg yuh good owa?’ But you done know, is head shot." The witness said if the men did not closely resemble Police, they would have known sooner that something was wrong. “We was taking off one time. Cause we know that men in that kinda clothes is gunmen. The way they come, long pants, jersey, looking like they matching nah.” Relating the incident to onlookers, the witness said he recalled Branker saying, “What I do allyuh boy?” during the ordeal. Police have not yet established a motive for the attack. Investigations are continuing. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: Newsday] We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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