A tourist from Colorado was killed on the Caribbean island of Tobago on Wednesday night, ambushed on a dark walkway and left with a knife in his back.

Local news source Trinidad and Tobago Newsday reports that the killing is believed to be the result of the suspect’s “jealous fit of rage” and a mistaken identity.

Per the Newsday report, Christopher Brown, 44 and of Silverthorne, was allegedly stabbed multiple times in Castara by a 26-year-old local from the nearby town of Scarborough. The stabbing is believed to have occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on November 26, with the suspect arrested the following day.

Victim Brown had been visiting the town of Castara for about a week and was due to fly back home with his girlfriend the day after the stabbing occurred.

Local news reports that both Brown and the suspected killer were at the local drum session earlier that evening with their respective girlfriends. Brown and his girlfriend left the drum circle to head back to their resort, with Brown then leaving for “unknown reasons, apparently heading back to the drumming session,” per Newsday. Some news sources, including Colorado Public Radio, report that Brown had told friends he was leaving to purchase marijuana, which is reportedly legal to possess in Tobago in smaller amounts.

After Brown left the resort, he is said to have encountered the suspect, who was waiting to ambush a person that Newsday reports his girlfriend had shown affection to, prompting “a jealous fit of rage.” The suspect reportedly mistook Brown for this man, calling his girlfriend after the stabbing to report what he had done. Police noted that the man who interacted with the suspect’s girlfriend had “similar physical characteristics as Brown.”

Condolences go out to those impacted by this tragic situation, an attack that Trinidad and Tobago Tourism Secretary Tashia Burris described as a “horrific act of violence.”

The current travel advisory for Trinidad and Tobago from the U.S. Department of State is “Level 3: Reconsider Travel.” This higher level of concern is said to be due to risks of terrorism and kidnapping, with violent crime described as “common” in the country, including acts of murder, robbery, assault, sexual assault, home invasion, and kidnapping. Gang activity, including related narcotics trafficking, is said to be common. U.S. government employees are prohibited from traveling to certain parts of the country, with the U.S. government also warning that “terrorists may attack with little or no warning,” targeting tourist locations, among several other places where the public gathers.

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