Taxi driver shot dead near Chaguanas home

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July 24, 2026

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Taxi driver shot dead near Chaguanas home

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GML Correspondent

A 33-year-old taxi driver was shot dead while crossing the road near his New Settlement home to a mini mart in Chaguanas on Thursday evening, in what police believe was a targeted killing.

Dead is Joel Macoon, of 111 New Settlement, Caroni Savannah Road, Chaguanas.

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