Three bystanders, including an 11-year-old child, a 40-year-old woman, and a 20-year-old man, were hospitalized following a drive-by shooting near Village Council, Laventille. The victims all sustained gunshot wounds to their lower limbs and are in stable condition. Investigators believe the attack was targeted at a man recently released under the State of Emergency (SOE), who was present at the scene but escaped injury.
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This is the 3rd attempted murder reported in Port of Spain in 2026.
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