Shooting at Trinidad airport, arriving passenger killed

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - A passenger who landed at the Piarco International Airport in Trinidad was shot and killed on Thursday shortly after his arrival and another person was wounded when gunmen opened fire on a car parked near the arrivals area.

According to police reports, gunmen opened fire on the vehicle, fatally wounding an occupant and the second man managed to flee the scene.

An investigation is now under way.

The airport shooting is the second homicide since the State of Emergency officially ended on April 13.

The State of emergency that was declared on December 30, 2024, followed a deadly weekend in Port of Spain, where six people were murdered.

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