Senior Prison Officer Shot And Killed In T&T

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A senior prison official was shot and killed here Monday in what the authorities say could have been a hit ordered from within the prison walls.

Superintendent Dexter Milette, 50, was shot several times as he left his home and entered his vehicle in Morvant along the volatile east-west corridor.

Police said his body was found slumped in the driver’s seat with the engine running. Residents in the area said they heard several loud explositions.

Police said they are not sure whether Millette, who had more than 20 years service, was shot by a lone gunman or by several killers.

He is the third prison officer to be shot and killed so far this year.