One man is dead and another wounded in a shooting in Arima.

They are yet to be identified.

Details are sketchy but we are told the shooting occurred at around 8 o’clock last night in the Carapo area.

Residents say they heard gunshots in the area and contacted the police.

It is said when officers arrived they found the 2 men with gunshot wounds.

One of the men died at the scene while the other was rushed to hospital where he remains warded.