00:00 Dennis' grandmother broke down in tears while recalling the memories of her grandson.
00:07 She said he always provided for his family and loved to cook.
00:11 She dismissed as rumour talk that Dennis may have been involved in any criminal activities.
00:15 I tell you what I read, he died because he loved half the people.
00:19 He used to talk to him, you know, tell people people didn't like him, he didn't mind, he
00:26 didn't have time for that.
00:30 Yeah, but I love everybody, they hate me, that's the business.
00:31 Me do nobody nothing, I nothing nothing, so I just be in a room.
00:32 I just want to be happy, I want to enjoy myself, I want to just enjoy life.
00:33 Granny, I don't want no gun, me want no gun ting, you know, you see this gun ting, I don't
00:34 want no gun ting.
00:35 I like to party and go out and enjoy myself, that's what I like.
00:48 McLaren's father, Pastor Henry McLaren, says that he forgives his son's killers.
00:52 He lamented that the state did not have a handle on crime and he called on the government
00:57 and the opposition to come together to hold crime talks like they had previously discussed.
01:01 He was a nice child, I will miss him, I will really miss him.
01:07 I'm a first born child.
01:11 I ain't saying he was, I ain't saying, I could only say, only to say he was a good
01:15 child, I could tell he was a good child.
01:19 It's not about your egos or politics anymore, something has to be done to protect the citizens
01:24 of this country.
01:26 He confirmed that his son was considering migration to another country as he had said
01:31 that his son described Trinidad as a narco state and he did not feel safe.
01:36 He also said that his son made his living by forex trading and wanted to start his own
01:41 business.
01:43 Shortly before 8 o'clock last evening, the deceased men were liming with a group of friends
01:48 under a tent in the vicinity of Building D when a dark coloured pickup truck drove up
01:53 next to them.
01:55 Three men, all dressed in dark clothing resembling tactical gear worn by police officers, exited
02:01 the van.
02:02 They approached the group.
02:04 At first the friends did not move as it was noted that the clothing worn by the suspects
02:09 even had the markings "Police" on them.
02:12 However, without warning, the suspects opened fire on the friends before returning to the
02:17 vehicle.
02:18 Dennis, McLaren and Williams were all shot.
02:22 An alarm was raised and the police and paramedics were notified.
02:26 TV6 News was told that Dennis died at the scene.
02:29 When officers arrived, McLaren and Williams were showing signs of life and were both conveyed
02:34 to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mount Hope.
02:38 However, McLaren was pronounced dead on arrival while Williams was pronounced dead at 8.04
02:44 pm.
02:45 Crime scene experts recovered 19 spent 7.62mm shells, 15 spent 5.56mm shells and 3 spent
02:54 9mm shells at the scene of the shooting.
02:58 Alexander Broussoual, TV6 News.
03:00 [ Silence ]
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