A police constable is one of two suspects now in custody for the murder and kidnapping of retiree Vishnu Lalla who was found shot dead last night in Central.
00:00Police are investigating the murder of a 20-year-old labourer who was shot dead inside a house at St. Helena on Sunday morning.
00:07Reports are around 7.30am, Jaden Alexis was inside a house near St. Helena Junction when a man entered the home and several gunshots were heard.
00:18The suspect then ran out and escaped in a white Nissan Tida.
00:22Officers from the Las Lomas police post arrived minutes later and found Alexis lying on his stomach with multiple gunshot wounds.
00:30Crime scene investigators recovered five spent 9mm shell casings at the scene.
00:36Police said Alexis was a known firearm and robbery offender and had only been staying at the St. Helena residence for four days as he was believed to be hiding out.
00:46In other news, a separator man was shot dead this morning by an off-duty police officer.
00:56Reports are the officer was confronted by the man who was identified as Zane Bowen at his home.
01:03Bowen was allegedly holding a cutlass and a piece of wood.
01:07Both men got into an altercation and Bowen is reported to have attacked the officer.
01:11Police say the officer drew his licensed Glock pistol and fired several shots at Bowen, striking him several times.
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