Gunmen In Shooting Spree In Trinidad And Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, March 31, 2017 (CMC) – At least three people were shot and killed, as gunmen fired on a group of people in a village in Maraval, west of here, on Thursday night, police have said.

They revealed that eight people were in a group, on the roadway in the Le Platte Village, when a motor vehicle pulled up and gunshots were heard. Five people were shot, while three others were said to have received superficial injuries.

The authorities said Collin Letren, 25, Kayode Critchlow, 24, and Joel Le Platte, 35, were killed, while Dominique Le Platte and Dayna Le Platte were also injured.

Media reports said that the gunmen had come into the village in search of a gang leader.

Meanwhile, two brothers were shot and killed in Arima, east of here, on Thursday, as Trinidad and Tobago recorded at least 125 murders, so far this year.

Police said Joel and George Hoyte were standing outside their home in Arima, when a vehicle pulled up and the occupants pointed machine-guns at the brothers, hitting them several times. One of the gunmen is reported to have come out of the vehicle and fired several shots in the bodies of the two brothers.

No arrests have been made, as yet, in any of the killings.