As if the pain of losing her son to the gun was not enough, the mother of a La Romaine teen says it’s unbearable everyday to see her son’s killer walking free in the community.
“Why is my son’s killer still roaming free?” she asked.
Dionne Thomas came to the T&T Guardian’s South Bureau seeking answers but police officers investigating the case would only say that investigations were continuing.
Her son, Mickel Thomas, 19, was shot to death on July 16, while riding his bicycle along Charles Street, La Romaine.
Thomas said information as well as a photograph of the alleged killer had been passed on to the police.
She said 999 calls were made to the police on different occasions when the suspect was seen liming in the area but all her information has been ignored.
“The police is saying they need a witness to come forward before they could arrest or charge but they have not even called the alleged shooter in to assist them in their inquiries or even the man who ordered the hit. People are afraid to come forward.
“I am still in shock. I cannot function. I raised Mickey without a father. I did not know I was growing him up to be taken from me at age 19. He was a good person.
He was no gangster. I cannot say that he was not involved in the drug dealing because he used to lime with people who were selling but he did not deserve to die like that. Over what, small talk. I want justice for my son and I will not be able to rest until I get it,” she said.
Thomas’ killing sparked a series of shooting incidents, which has left Stephon Gonzales, Gary Mc Laren and Wendell Mose injured and nine-year-old Cyon Paul dead.
Paul was killed by a stray bullet and news of his death prompted statements from both Prime Minister Keith Rowley and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
The Police Service also moved to restore some order in the community and recently installed a mobile police post in the district.
Mose has undergone four surgeries to date and doctors at the San Fernando General Hospital are waiting for him to get a bit stronger before performing a fifth. Police said they are continuing their investigations to find out whether all of those incidents were related.