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The country records yet another triple murder, this time in Belmont and a truck driver has been arrested after an alleged shooting incident in Matura. Alexander Bruzual has more.

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00:00Police are investigating another triple homicide, this time in Belmont.
00:05Josiah John, 21, Kadeem Andrews, 22, and General Pong, 28, were all fatally shot shortly before
00:1211.30 last night on Long Belmont Circular Road.
00:16Police reported that residents of the area heard gunfire, followed by a crashing sound.
00:22On investigating, they observed that a white Mazda 323 had crashed into a wall opposite
00:27Willis Street.
00:28Three people were in the car.
00:30They all appear to have been shot multiple times.
00:34The police and paramedics were notified and a team of officers led by Inspector Yearwood
00:38and Sergeant Young responded.
00:40Pong, who was the driver, was unresponsive at the time.
00:44He died on the scene.
00:46The other two injured men were taken to the Port of Spain General Hospital.
00:50However, they were both pronounced dead within 30 minutes.
00:55Several spent shells were recovered at the scene of the shooting.
00:58Police have no motive for this incident.
01:01In some other crime news, a 31-year-old truck driver is in police custody as they investigate
01:07a shooting in Matura.
01:09A 49-year-old man told police that at about 1pm on Tuesday, he was driving his vehicle
01:14along Sucu Trace when upon reaching the vicinity of the two-mile mark, he observed a white
01:19three-ton truck approaching.
01:21The victim gesticulated to the driver of the bigger vehicle to reverse as the road
01:26could only accommodate one car.
01:28However, it is alleged that the driver of the truck exited the vehicle with a firearm
01:33and shot at the 49-year-old.
01:35The victim became fearful, exited his vehicle and ran off.
01:39A report was made to the Matura Police Station and PC Francis along with PC Raghunath were
01:45dispatched to the scene.
01:46The suspect, who is from Cleaver Heights in Arima, was detained.
01:51PC Francis is continuing inquiries.
01:54Alexander Broussois, TV6 News.
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