T&T..Home Invasion Task Force kills 2

Two men were fatally shot by police and two others remain on the run following a home invasion in Perry Street, Perseverance, Couva, earlier today. The four men, believed to be from Laventille, were intercepted by members of the Home Invasion Task Force, as they attempted to leave the Couva community in a silver Nissan Tiida around 9 a.m.

Police say they acted on information that the four armed men were operating in the area. Officers say the men shot at them and they returned fire, killing one, while the remaining three men fled the scene.

Police chased the men, fatally shooting a second man.A search is currently underway in the Couva community to apprehend the other two men.

Armed bandits tie up mother, son, steal Hilux

A 54-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son were bound with duct tape and cable ties during a home invasion in Ortoire Village, Mayaro, on Monday night.

The two armed suspects reportedly entered the family’s home around 10 pm and demanded the keys to a white Toyota Hilux pickup parked in a garage.

The woman, who was at home watching television with her son, told police she saw the front door open and two men enter the living room. Both appeared to be armed with firearms, and one was masked.

Meanwhile, police are investigating a break-in at a business at the corner of Plum Road and the Eastern Main Road, Manzanilla, during which thieves stole $800 in cash and a quantity of goods.

The owner told police he secured the establishment around 7 pm on October 6.

When he returned around 9 am a week later, after receiving information that the business had been broken into, he discovered that several items were missing.