00:00A 27-year-old man was shot dead in San Juan on Wednesday morning, a short distance away from his home.
00:07He has been identified as Farzan Omar Sukwa of Mirage Trace.
00:11According to initial information, around 3 a.m., residents of Jones Trace heard a series of loud explosions.
00:19Upon investigating, they found Sukwa lying in a drain off the roadway.
00:23He appeared to have been shot multiple times in the upper body.
00:26The police and paramedics were notified, however, the 27-year-old died on the scene.
00:31Police currently have no motive for his killing.
00:33This incident pushes the murder toll for 2025 up to 233.
00:39The comparative figure for the same period in 2024 was 365.
00:45A 16-year-old boy narrowly escaped injury when he was shot at in a Ruka on Tuesday afternoon.
00:50According to police reports, around 1 p.m. on August 5th,
00:53the teen was walking along 6th Street in Five Rivers Ruka when he saw a man with whom he was involved in a fight recently
01:00get out of a van and pull out a firearm.
01:03Fearing for his life, the teen fled the scene but heard several loud explosions.
01:08He hid in nearby bushes until the area was clear and ran to the Ruka police station to report the incident.
01:13Officers from the Ruka Criminal Investigations Department and the North Central Task Force East visited the scene
01:19and recovered four spent 9mm shell casings and four projectiles.
01:25Efforts to locate the suspect were unsuccessful.
01:27Inquiries are continuing.
01:29A 52-year-old female mini-mart owner and her 22-year-old female relative were beaten, bound and robbed
01:37during a brutal home invasion in Barakpo on Tuesday afternoon.
01:41According to police reports, the women who live along Kanai Road North were at home around 3 p.m.
01:47when three suspects entered their home.
01:49One was armed with a cutlass and another with a knife.
01:52They entered a door on one side of the house and announced a robbery, demanding jewelry before tying the 52-year-old woman's hands with duct tape,
02:00forcing her to lie face down and hitting her several blows to the head.
02:04They then ransacked the downstairs area before making their way upstairs where the younger woman was in her bedroom.
02:11Two of the suspects entered, announced a robbery and proceeded to beat the woman about her body
02:16before tying her hands and feet and placing duct tape over her mouth.
02:21A wallet containing US$600 and US$100 TT, as well as two cell phones, two gas tanks and several packs of cigarettes were taken from the home.
02:31The suspects then made their escape in a silver teeter.
02:34The woman later managed to free themselves and reported the incident to police, who are continuing their investigations.
02:40A 41-year-old Maraval businessman was assaulted and robbed of over $70,000 in cash and valuables in broad daylight shortly after leaving a bank in Sinclair on Tuesday.
02:53Around 11.30 a.m. on August 5th, the victim had just withdrawn $15,000 in cash from Republic Bank located at Ellsley Plaza in Sinclair.
03:02After completing the transaction, he entered his vehicle and began driving along Prada Street.
03:08Shortly after passing the second speed bump, a heavily tinted silver-colored Hyundai Tucson overtook and abruptly stopped in front of his vehicle, blocking his path.
03:18Two men then exited the SUV from the front and rear-left passenger seats and approached him.
03:23The suspects, both armed with guns tucked in their waistbands, announced a hold-up and ordered the man to hand over his belongings.
03:32He complied and handed over a green side bag containing $40,000 in cash, a check worth $30,000, his driver's permit, Republic Bank credit card and debit cards, and home and vehicle keys.
03:46The suspects fled the scene in the SUV.
03:49The police were notified and officers from the Port of Spain Division responded.
03:52One of the suspects was described as being of African descent, slim pill, approximately 6 feet tall, with short Afro hairstyle, and clean-shaven face.
04:02He was dressed in blue jeans and a red and white t-shirt.
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