T&T Man who kicked floodwater on MP Hinds killed by cops
Although the nation will forever remember Richard Snake Marcelle as the man who kicked floodwater on Laventille West MP Fitzgerald Hinds during a tour of the community in 2018, his relatives and friends yesterday described him as a misunderstood fighter for the community after he met his untimely demise in a police-involved killing.
The 35-year-old father of one, who lived at 17 Street-D, Beetham Gardens, was shot several times by police during an alleged confrontation around 10 pm on Tuesday.
However, the polices claim that they were fired upon by residents during a patrol in the area is being disputed by relatives and residents, who yesterday countered that he was executed.Minutes after the shooting at Rum Street, Beetham Gardens, the officers involved took Marcelle to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Angry residents yesterday accused the police of killing men from high-risk and depressed communities.
The police always doing we these things. The police gone with a good, good one, leaving a child fatherless, Ronald Douglas said when Guardian Media visited Beetham Gardens yesterday.He questioned, Why the police didnt address people the correct way? Pulling up in unmarked vehicle, shooting up the world, whats that boy? Dawg we cant take it no more and we dont want to retaliate.
Douglas advised the police, Do all yuh work the right way stop coming round poor people with them thing.
The 35-year-old father of one, who lived at 17 Street-D, Beetham Gardens, was shot several times by police during an alleged confrontation around 10 pm on Tuesday.
However, the polices claim that they were fired upon by residents during a patrol in the area is being disputed by relatives and residents, who yesterday countered that he was executed.Minutes after the shooting at Rum Street, Beetham Gardens, the officers involved took Marcelle to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Angry residents yesterday accused the police of killing men from high-risk and depressed communities.
The police always doing we these things. The police gone with a good, good one, leaving a child fatherless, Ronald Douglas said when Guardian Media visited Beetham Gardens yesterday.He questioned, Why the police didnt address people the correct way? Pulling up in unmarked vehicle, shooting up the world, whats that boy? Dawg we cant take it no more and we dont want to retaliate.
Douglas advised the police, Do all yuh work the right way stop coming round poor people with them thing.
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