Police are probing 2 murders, 1 in Biche and the other in Blanchisseuse.

The deceased have since been identified as Sherma Francis and Barry Boxhill.

Fifty-four-year-old Ms. Francis was killed in a drive by shooting near the Charuma Recreational Ground last Saturday night.

Reports say shortly after midnight she was liming with a group of friends when a vehicle passed by.

Shots were fired from within and Ms. Francis was hit in the abdomen.

She was taken to hospital where he died while undergoing emergency treatment.

Eyewitnesses told police there was an argument involving a group of men and some of the people with whom Ms. Francis was liming.

They told investigators the men left, promising to return.

In the second incident, the decomposing body of Barry Boxhill was found down a precipice in Blanchisseuse.

That incident occurred on Saturday.

Police say a passer-by detected a stench and, upon investigating, saw Mr. Boxhill’s body down the precipice in an area known as Christophene Field.

He had a bullet wound to the head.

The discovery was made around 4 p.m.

Police were contacted and officers of the Northern Division and the Homicide Bureau responded.

With the assistance of personnel from the Defense Force, police were able to remove the body.

Mr. Boxhill lived at Bon Air Gardens, Arouca.