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Gunmen have succeeded this time around in their attempts to kill, Renako Pierre of Coconut Boulevard in Pleasantville.

Mister Pierre was gunned down, while in his vehicle in San Fernando.

On the corner of Fonrose and June street, yesterday afternoon.

People in the area say, they heard gunshots shortly after 2 pm.

Police were called to the scene.

They found the vehicle sprayed with bullets, and Mr. Pierre was the lone occupant.

Thirty-year-old Mr. Pierre was discovered slumped over, the steering wheel of his black Toyota Aqua.

Police say, there is evidence that the car crashed near the corner.

Crime scene investigators say, they recovered 32 spent shells in the area.

Reports are saying, there were two previous attempts to kill Mr. Pierre.

Last September gunmen attacked him as he was driving on, Lisas Boulevard in Couva.

His eight-year-old son, and his wife were in the vehicle at the time.

The wife sustained several gunshot wounds and died after the incident.

Mr. Pierre was shot in the torso, while his son was hit in the back.

In January 2022, Mr. Pierre was in his yard when he was shot several times at close range.

The search continues for the man who shot and killed 14-year-old Isabella Teelucksingh.

Described by neighbors in Las Lomas, as a peacekeeper Isabella was shot during a confrontation last Sunday night.

She was a student of the Carapichaima Secondary School.

The girl lived with her relatives, at Kay Road Off Savary Road Las Lomas.

Reports say, she was trying to prevent a situation involving her 22 year old brother, and the suspect when she was shot.

She was declared brain dead, at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.

Also wounded in the incident is 20-year-old Heema Boodoo.

Two people are dead after an accident on the Claude Noel highway in Tobago.

One of the survivors is a child.

The accident occurred near the Dwight Yorke stadium last Saturday evening.

The fatalities are identified as Sherma Thomas, and Kareem Thom

Ms. Thomas was an employee of the Tobago regional health authority.

Mr. Thom worked as a driver with sunshine snacks.

There was another passenger in the nissan Tiida.

The child who survived the tragedy remains hospitalized.

Reports are saying the child was thrown from the vehicle upon impact.

Anthony Nicholson was the person who found the girl.

Shakiel Bobb and the other adult passenger in the car tried to help, the accident victims at the scene.

Police are investigating the tragedy

Meanwhile, police are probing the weekend killing of PH driver Akim Garcia.

Thirty-four year old Mr. Garcia was from North Eastern Settlement Sangre Grande.

He was said to be working on his vehicle in the Morvant area, when he was attacked on Williams Street last Saturday evening, at around 9:40pm.

Residents called the police after they heard the gunshots.

Officers later found Mr. Garcia next to his parked vehicle.

He was rushed to the Port of Spain general hospital, where he died while receiving treatment.

His wallet and cell phone and other valuables were missing.

Venezuelan nationals working in this country can stay a little longer, as they have been granted an extension in their permits.

The ministry of national security confirms this.

The ministry says, the duration of the work permit exemption granted to Venezuelan nationals who submitted renewal documents, between June and August 2023, has been extended to December 31, 2024.                                   

It says, in the coming weeks, a list of approved minister’s permits numbers will be posted, in tranches, to the ministry of national security’s website and social media pages.

The ministry says, this will indicate when persons holding those permit numbers must visit the relevant immigration office, to collect their new minister’s permits and update their registration cards.

It says, further information on the collection requirements and process will be outlined to registrants in a subsequent media release.

Another police officer from the St. Joseph police station is now being investigated, for an incident involving a member of the public.

This time, the male officer is seen slapping a cellphone out of the hand of a civilian.

The incident was captured on video and posted on social media.

However last evening there was word, the officer was being investigated.

The incident comes less than a week after a woman police constable, from the same police station was served with a disciplinary notice, for scolding the victim of a crime who called the St. Joseph police station.

Charges are laid against the suspect in the recent double homicide of, Calida Schamber and her mother Carmelita Deleon.

Confirmation comes from the Trinidad and Tobago police service.

Last Tuesday, 43-year-old Ms. Schamber and her mother 66-year-old Ms. De Leon, were shot dead at around 11 am at the Renaissance Shorelands, Pt Cumana.

Following the incident a manhunt was launched to capture their killer, said to be the estranged husband of Ms. Schamber.

The lone suspect is a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, Tesson Bradshaw.

He was held in bushes at Temple Village Blanchisseuse hours after the crime.

Yesterday, head of the TTPS homicide bureau of investigations Snr. Supt. Rishi Singh said, the police service has wrapped up investigations into the matter.

He said, while the TTPS is aware of public concerns in the matter, the process of law must be honoured.

Sen. Supt. Singh said, Mr. Bradshaw is expected to appear before the court tomorrow, and the issue of his remand will be dealt with.

He further stated, that the TTPS would not address any of the issues in the public domain, with regards to the inner workings of the TT Defence Force, which he said is a matter for that arm of national security.