A double murder in Mt. Hope is engaging the attention of homicide investigators.
The victims have been identified as 31 year old Keston Cumberbatch and 40 year old Anton Young, both of Sorillo Drive, Mt. Hope.
According to police reports, officers responded to a report of a shooting in progress along Sorillo Drive around 8:40pm on Saturday.
On their arrival, they were told that three men were liming on the roadway when they were approached by two masked gunmen who began shooting in the direction of the victims before escaping on foot along Sorillo Drive.
All three men were hit and were taken to hospital for medical attention. However, Cumberbatch and Young were both pronounced dead at hospital. The third man, identified as Nigel Walker, remains at hospital and is being treated for a gunshot wound to his left leg.