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One of the men in Tobago's latest police involved shooting has been identified as 24-year-old construction worker, Jamal 'Shilo' Clarke of Buccoo Tobago.

Clarke is one of two men shot dead by police on Thursday afternoon after an exchange of gun fire, along Shirvan rd extension Buccoo.

His father Levi Clarke alleges police murdered his son and he wants justice. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.

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00:22Levi's father said his son had no gun and claims he was murdered by police.
00:27He is calling on officers to bring the evidence of a gun used in the case.
00:37Are you calling for justice?
01:12An eyewitness report from a woman stated the men had guns and when police ordered them to stop driving the
01:19silver Aqua motor car, they began shooting at police in an attempt to escape.
01:23Clark is refuting that account. In fact, he said it is clear we are living in a police state.
01:39You saw his body so far?
02:10He alleges his son was executed by police.
02:14It was a cool little youth where all youth, man, everybody had the miserable. I had my miserable days already,
02:20you understand?
02:21Everybody just had the miserable days. But I just, I was smart enough to just get myself involved and just,
02:26you know, keep it a little loner, mind my business, you understand?
02:30And I did the same way as two of them, mind my mind from baby, you understand?
02:34And to see my youth man like, I'm going to stretch out there, I know the clothes, I know wash
02:38ex in the evening and spin giant thing and just tell me he's going to take a little trim.
02:42I'm calling the phone again, I told you some people are coming and say, well, you son, I don't get
02:46murdered.
02:47I mean, I have no gunshot because I ain't living too far from the, you understand?
02:52He was not a youth man to say, well, like, you know, you're a youth man that's had a little
02:56ways.
02:56And he might be calling up in this and calling up in that, you understand?
03:00But I'm not right to kill my youth man, boy.
03:03The police and them, they don't die, they don't die, they don't die, they don't die, they don't die, they
03:06don't die, they don't die.
03:07There's execution and everything in one, boy.
03:10They give him a chance to even go to the courthouse or nothing, boy.
03:13He intends to make a report to the police complaints authority.
03:18I still try to see if I can go to the police complaint authority because something is right.
03:24You can't just watch my youth man and do him like that, fill him up and let him.
03:27I don't know him, I don't know him, I don't know the next man.
03:30You understand?
03:31Probably he get a job to go and shoot me head.
03:34You understand?
03:34And on the way, they push through the car because he may be getting there.
03:37I don't know.
03:38But I know he'll leave home by me good.
03:41Right?
03:43And the spirit of my son and kill him.
03:45And I don't like how I see the money slava looking like a zombie.
03:48You understand?
03:50Blood running all up on his face.
03:52You understand?
03:52He mouth open, his eyes open.
03:55Like the man talking to me, boy.
03:56I watch with the man talking to me, the murder of my youth man, boy.
04:00You understand?
04:01God is divorced.
04:03God never let me down.
04:04I will get justice.
04:05You understand?
04:07You're going to get justice, Jamal, boy.
04:09Don't worry yourself, boy.
04:10God is divorced.
04:11You understand?
04:12Once you get justice, nobody move.
04:13Nobody is escaping.
04:15Everybody is going to get justice because there is no right to kill my youth man.
04:19There is no judge and executioner.
04:21Without proper policing, we could bring people to the magistrate court to have your murders.
04:26Bless him.
04:27He said his 15-year-old son is still trying to come to terms with the death of his brother.
04:33Levi's mother, Analtia Miller, is also calling for justice for the death of her son.
04:40Police told TV6 News they are waiting for relatives to identify the body of the next person killed.
04:46Senior Superintendent of Police, Radel Kirk, told TV6 News the Silver Aqua motor car in which Jamal was traveling was
04:56under surveillance by police for some time and he was known to them.
05:01Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.