The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is denying media reports which  attributed the killing of Roger Cabie in Carapo on Monday evening to police- instead stating the incident was gang related.

In a statement on Tuesday, the TTPS said officers responded to a report of explosions at Simon Road, Carapo at around 6:30pm.

It said on arrival, police officers discovered the body of a man lying on his back in the middle of a roadway off Simon Road, Carapo, with what appeared to be gunshot wounds about the body.

The TTPS said first responders cordoned off the area and awaited the arrival of investigators.

Officers are said to have retrieved spent shell casings, along with two live rounds of 9 mm ammunition.

The statement said following enquiries, it was revealed to them that around 6:20 pm, Cabie was observed speaking to officers in two police vehicles which left shortly after.

A few minutes later, several explosions were heard and Cabie was found unresponsive, according to the media release.

Officers say investigations also showed that Cabie’s home had been forcibly entered.

Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffith is asking members of the public who may have witnessed this killing to call 999, report it to the Police App, or whats app 482-GARY with any information, videos or photographs.