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A 34-year-old man was shot dead in Port of Spain on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Samuel Roberts of 17th Street, Beetham Gardens.The Express was told that at about 2.10 p.m. on Wednesday, Roberts was seated in the driver’s seat of his black Mazda 323 waiting on a friend.

The two, police said, were expected to make deliveries.However, while waiting for his friend to come into the car, a masked man walked in front of Roberts’ car, pulled out a gun, and shot him several times about the body. The friend was not harmed.

The suspect then fled the scene on foot.This killing pushed the murder toll up to 351.
The comparative for the same period last year was 350.

IN extending condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Jeneka Guerra yesterday, Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob called on citizens to work with police, and to report any incidents of abuse or suspected criminal activity in a bid to prevent situations from escalating into violence.

He noted that, as of yesterday, 351 persons had been killed in Trinidad and Tobago, 33 per cent of which were related to falling outs, usually from land disputes or relationships gone sour.“To this day we’ve had 24 women killed in 2021. For the same time last year, there had been 47 women killed.He said statistics revealed that, annually, approximately 140 murders occur due to a combination of disputes that happen within the home and the community.