Authorities on the Caribbean island of Tobago say they’re investigating the dying of an American man who was discovered fatally stabbed on Wednesday.
The sufferer was recognized as Christopher Brown, 42, of Silverthorne, Colorado, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service informed ABC Information.
Brown was having dinner with pals at Marguarite’s Native Delicacies within the seaside village of Castara on Wednesday and accompanied the group once they went to a second restaurant and bar close by to have drinks afterward, police mentioned.
He then apparently left the second location, telling his pals that he was going to purchase marijuana, and walked alongside a predominant highway in Castara, in line with the police report.
A view over Castara Bay, Tobago.
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Police obtained a report simply after 10:30 p.m. native time of a “immobile physique bearing a stab wound to the again” on Depot Highway in Castara, the report states. After they arrived on the scene, they noticed a number of wounds on the person’s physique, in addition to a “metallic object” protruding from his again.
“The Division of Tourism, Tradition, Antiquities and Transportation is profoundly saddened and deeply disturbed by the tragic homicide of a international nationwide within the peaceable neighborhood of Castara,” the company mentioned in a press release. “The Division strongly condemns this horrific act of violence and extends our heartfelt condolences to the household, pals and family members of the deceased throughout this unimaginably troublesome time,” a press release from the company learn.
One suspect is in custody, however they haven’t been charged presently, police mentioned.
The investigation is ongoing, authorities mentioned.
