Taxi driver gunned down in Victory Valley

Police are probing the death of Ron Clarke, a 30-year-old taxi driver of William Street, Kitty, and Lot 76 Wisroc Housing Scheme, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a drain at Victory Valley, Wismar Linden around 19:15 hrs on Thursday.

According to a 19-year-old construction worker, he was walking along a street in the area when he spotted Clarke lying motionless in the drain. The teen raised an alarm, and Clarke was taken by a passing vehicle to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr Ross.

An initial examination revealed that Clarke sustained multiple gunshot wounds: five to the right arm, two to the groin, one to the right hip, and six to the right thigh. Investigators also found a warhead lodged in his underwear.

Crime scene ranks processed the area and discovered ten 9mm spent shells and a pair of blood-stained black and white Adidas slippers on the southern side of the street. The items were collected and lodged for forensic examination.

The street where the incident occurred runs east to west and is lined with snack bars and shops, all of which were closed at the time. The body was taken to Jetsco Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination. Several residents have since been questioned as investigations continue.