At today's press briefing, police provided more insight into the Teakettle killing. They say that the men on the motorbike called out for Matute and when he came out onto his verandah they shot him. They say Matute may have known his killers. Here is more.
ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
"What we know so far is that sometime just before midnight, two persons arrived on a motorcycle at the resident of Clifford Matute where one of them called out for him and as he approached his veranda he was apparently fired upon by that person. He received several gunshot injuries. So far police are seeking 2 persons who we believe can assist in this investigation."
Reporter
"Can you speak to the distance of the shooter from the house and the blast radius? We understand the shot was fired from a shotgun."
ACP Joseph Myvett
"From the processing of the scene it appears that it was fired from a shotgun and one of those shots were fired a distance from probably twenty feet or so."
Reporter
"Has there been any motive established thus far in this latest homicide?"
ACP Joseph Myvett
"So far none. We are still trying to determine a motive."
Reporter
"Do police have reason to suspect that the victim was killed by someone he knew?"
ACP Joseph Myvett
"It could have been. We are looking at that possibility."
Reporter
"Do you have any information as to the character of the victim? was he somebody that police have encountered in the past or was he a law abiding citizen?"
ACP Joseph Myvett
"Yes he was someone police had encountered in the past."
Matute was struck several times by the shotgun pellets.
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