RALPH BANWARIE
A Sangre Grande father was killed in front his family yesterday evening. Sheldon Raymond, 36, a labourer of Sangre Chiquito, was shot dead as his three children — aged five, seven and eight — and wife Melissa, looked on in horror.
Police said around 4 pm Raymond was standing in front their home speaking with a friend when the gunman approached him and opened fire. His wife and three children, who were sitting on the porch, ran for cover while Raymond tried to escape the gunman by running inside.
However, he stumbled, fell and died on the spot from gunshots wounds to the head and lower back. His traumatised wife told the T&T Guardian yesterday evening on Saturday her husband had been robbed of $5,000 at their home.
“Today they returned and shot and killed my husband who is the breadwinner of the house,” she said. Police received the trouble call around 4.10 pm and arrived to find Raymond in a pool of blood in his frontyard.
District Medical Officer Dr Srinivas viewed the body and ordered its removal to Sangre Grande District Hospital mortuary. The body is to be taken to the Forensic Science Center, St James, for an autopsy today.
This was the second Sangre Grande father to be gunned down in the presence of their wife and children in two days. On Monday, market vendor Sheldon “Shabazz” Sutton of Coalmine, Sangre Grande, was killed in the presence of his wife and children.
Visiting the scene were Senior Supt John Trim, Supt Phillip, ASPs Robain, Joseph and Cpl Randy Castillo.