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According to Police, the brazen double-murder in the car park of South Park Mall on Thursday (27th January 2022), may have been gang-related and involved two (2) shooters. Police have been retrieving CCTV footage from the area. The Volkswagen Jetta used to execute the victims, Malik Straker, alias ‘M1’ and ‘Molly,’ 31, of Wallerfield, Arima, and Joel Chambers, 29, of Morvant, entered South Park’s car park near to Courts around 11:36am. The vehicle left via the same route around 11:44am shortly after the shooting, then drove up the Tarouba ramp, and turned onto the Southbound lane of the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway. The victims were seated in a silver AD wagon in the car park when gunmen riddled their vehicle with bullets. Investigators are looking into whether the wagon was stolen. An eyewitness told Police that around 11:40am, he was in his car when he heard several explosions and saw a man dressed in a blue T-shirt, his head covered with another T-shirt and armed with a rifle, firing several shots at the front windshield of the silver AD wagon. He said he became afraid and drove off. After arriving on the scene, Police noticed the wagon’s engine was still running, hazard lights were on, windows were up and doors were locked. The Fire Service was called to unlock the doors with a master key. Chambers, who was in the driver’s seat of the wagon, was found slumped over the gear lever while Straker’s body was stretched across the front passenger and back seats, with his head touching the rear seat. Police observed multiple bullet holes in the front windshield and passenger window. The rear windscreen was shattered. Crime Scene Investigators retrieved seventeen (17) spent 5.56 caliber casings, eighteen (18) spent 9mm caliber casings, a projectile, Chambers’ Driver’s Permit and two (2) cellphones. According to Investigators, Straker was affiliated with a gang and had intimate knowledge about at least four (4) murders which Police believe were also gang-related. He also had pending matters at the Arima and Sangre Grande Magistrates’ Courts for kidnapping for ransom, false imprisonment, attempted murder, possession of ammunition and firearm, robbery with aggravation, malicious woundings and common assault. Chambers, meanwhile, was charged in 2018 for malicious damage, marijuana trafficking, dangerous driving, driving without a Driver’s Permit and without a certificate of insurance, according to the Police criminal database. Investigations are continuing into the incident. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: CNC3]
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