Two women were shot and killed at Old Train Line Road in Malabar, Arima on Tuesday 18th April, 2023.
• Both women were reportedly killed by bullets intended for a man, who managed to escape with allegedly just a gunshot wound to the foot.
• The deceased were identified as 35-year-old Kernella Saunders and a 27-year-old woman only identified as Lashay of Fyzabad.
• Around 8:00pm, a 39-year-old man who was the intended target, was sitting on a bridge outside his home at Trainline Road Malabar in the company of his girlfriend Lashay when a car approached.
• A man clad in dark clothing, exited the vehicle armed with an AR-15 rifle and began firing shots in the couple’s direction.
• The man ran in an attempt to escape the hail of bullets when he was chased by the suspect who later fled the scene.
• Moments later, the victim returned to the scene, where he discovered Lashay suffering from gunshot wounds about her body.
• He immediately took her to the Arima District Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
• While the man was being chased and shot, Kernella Saunders reportedly left her bedroom to go to the kitchen, when she was hit by a stray bullet intended for the man.
• She reportedly slumped to the ground and died at the scene.
• Crime scene investigators visited the scene and recovered 62 spent 5.55 shell casings
