By Prior Beharry
RESIDENTS of Beetham Gardens and Sea Lots have taken to burning tyres to protest on Monday the killing of one of three men at the hands of police on Saturday.
Debris was first thrown on the eastbound lane of the Beetham Highway just before 11 am on Monday. This caused a traffic jam with many vehicles turning back and heading west on the eastbound lane to get out of the area.
The police and Fire Service quickly cleared this and then residents of Sea Lots lit fires and started to throw debris just after the flyover. Bottles were being thrown at armed police officers.
Both the east and westbound lanes of the road at Sea Lots near to the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) were blocked with debris.
Fires were also being reported on Duncan Street just before 12 noon.
Police killed three men after a vehicle they were in crashed into the wall of Republic Bank at the corner of Chacon Street and Independence Square around 3.20 am on Saturday.
The police were chasing the vehicle and after the crash, the occupants began shooting at police. Three men were killed while two others escaped.
Killed were Fabien Richards, 22, his nephew Isaiah Williams, 17, both from St Barb’s in Laventille and Niko Williams, 21, of Beetham Gardens.
One other occupant was also shot and is in critical condition at the Port of Spain General Hospital under police guard.
