Authorities on the Caribbean island of Tobago say they are investigating the death of an American man who was found fatally stabbed on Wednesday.
The victim was identified as Christopher Brown, 42, of Silverthorne, Colorado, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service told ABC News.
Brown was dining with friends at Marguarite’s Local Cuisine in the coastal town of Castara on Wednesday and accompanied the group when they went to a second nearby restaurant and bar for drinks afterwards, police said.
He then apparently left the second location, told friends he was going to buy marijuana and walked down a main street in Castara, according to the police report.
A view over Castara Bay, Tobago.
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Police received a report shortly after 10:30 p.m. local time of a “motionless body with a stab wound to the back” on Depot Road in Castara, according to the report. When they arrived at the scene, they observed several wounds on the man’s body, as well as a “metallic object” protruding from his back.
“The Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation is deeply saddened and disturbed by the tragic murder of a foreign national in the peaceful community of Castara,” the agency said in a statement. “The Division strongly condemns this horrific act of violence and extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of the deceased during this unimaginably difficult time,” a statement from the agency read.
A suspect is in custody but has not been charged at this time, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
