PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 31, CMC- Police are investigating the murders of two people, including an 11-month baby, after gunman invaded a family home in St. James, on the outskirts of the capital early Tuesday morning.
The police say they have no motive as yet for the murders of baby Jaden and his 25 year-old father, Joseph Sutton.
Media reports said that the family members were asleep when the gunmen stormed the house, firing shots indiscriminately and that the father sought to protect the baby from the hail of bullets.
Both were taken to the Port of Spain General Hospital where they were both pronounced dead.
Sutton had only recently survived another shooting in St James.
On March 16, Sutton and 25-year-old Ronaldo Amoroso, also known as “Ren”, were shot during an altercation. The two men were taken to hospital for treatment and were later discharged.
As of March 16, Trinidad and Tobago, which is under a state of emergency (SoE) has recorded 75 murders with gun violence accounting for the majority of the deaths. At least 60 victims have been shot, including nine women.
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