(Trinidad Express) A 29-year-old man who has been called ‘the prime suspect’ in the mass shooting reported in Cocorite on Saturday night which claimed the lives of four men, and injured eight others, has been held attempting to flee the country.
The suspect, who was said to be from Waterhole Road in Cocorite, was held on Sunday night at the Piarco International Airport.
The Express was told that the suspect was attempting to board a plane to the JFK airport in New York.
On Sunday, a team of officers from the Western Division, supervised by Snr Sup Henry, Sup Williams, ASP Lynch, and directly coordinated by Sgt Jeanville, Cpl Khan and Cpl Seechan, received intelligence that the suspect was feeling the country.
The officers made their way to the airport at about 10:30 pm where they were able where identify the suspect before he could board his flight.
