(Trinidad Guardian) A woman was killed and her husband is in a critical condition following a shooting incident in Penal earlier this morning. She has been identified as Padminie Seema Bridgelal, 34. Her husband Rajesh Bridgelal, 35, is at the San Fernando General Hospital.
Preliminary information is that the couple was returning home from a wake when their car was struck by a wagon and the occupants opened fire on them. A resident along the Penal Rock Road told police that around 1.30am he was awakened by the sound of rapid high caliber gun fire. He observed two men of Hispanic decent walking west along the road and shortly after a silver Note picked them up.
He then saw his neighbour Rajesh,35, walking along the road suffering from gunshot wounds to his face and body. He assisted him. Padminie’s body was found slumped in a front passenger seat of a dark green Mazda 323 with gunshot wounds.
The Mazza was on side of the roadway with bullet holes to the front windscreen while a Nissan AD wagon, bearing false number plates, was in the middle of the road with the front driver door and rear doors open. The front of both vehicles was damaged. Police retrieved several 5.56 shell casings. A motive is still being investigated, police said.
Officers of the Homi-cide Bureau of Investiga-tions Region 3 are investigating.
