WITH more than 470 murders for 2023 thus far and eight people being murdered in 24 hours, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says that the violent crime spree will not be tolerated.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, he said, “Notwithstanding the persistent efforts of the various state machinery, the selection of violence as a way of life, the love affair and glamorization of firearms and the wanton disregard for human life in Trinidad and Tobago has now gone beyond concerning to the ridiculous.
“This intractable situation now demands that the law-abiding citizens be given the right to their peace and safety above the freedom of the lawless and the violent few who operate with impunity.
“The current violent crime spree will not be tolerated.
“The state will redouble all efforts to curtail these violent outbursts, will hunt down and disarm the perpetrators and will make operational adjustments so that the state security services can act with despatch against the violent cohort of our national population.”
On Sunday afternoon, a 33-year-old Cocorite man was gunned down carpark of Superpharm in Diego Martin.
Police said Nester Sammy, also called Pappi, was in the driver’s seat of his white Suzuki Grand Vitara when he was shot several times. A revolver and ammunition were retreived in the vehicle.
Investigators said Sammy was charged with the murder of Shaquime Williams in 2019 and was also arrested on March 9 with eight semi-automatic pistols and over 3,200 rounds of assorted ammunition at an apartment in the HDC’s Victoria Keyes Apartment Tower 2 in Diego Martin.
On Sunday night, four men were gunned down at the corner of Smart Place and Belmont Circular Road in Belmont.
Killed were Brandon Forde, 26, Brian Padmore, 27, Chivon Clarke, 26 and Kerron Moore, 31. They all died at the scene after gunmen jumped out of a vehicle and opened fire.
Just before 5 pm on Monday three men were found with fatal gunshot wounds to their bodies in a Toyota Corolla near the Lalaja Junction, Blanchisseuse Road, Arima
They were identified as Andrew Rose, 57, Lance Hill, 30, and 46-year-old Troy Marcelle Caldon.
Is the PM Mr KR for real. He has tolerated 260 recusal from cabinet ministers including himself . This to me is a conflict of interest bordering on on criminal activities. Who KR wants to fool with his selective outrage.