Three overnight murders push toll to 17

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January 15, 2026

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POLICE are investigating three unrelated murders that took place in Morvant, Champs Fleurs and San Raphael on the night of January 14, along with a shooting in Arima which left a man hospitalised in critical condition.

In the first incident, Jerome Joseph, 43, was shot dead outside a supermarket in Champs Fleurs.

Joseph, a fruit vendor, was at his stall near Food Basket on the Eastern Main Road around 8.30 pm, when security at the supermarket reported hearing gunshots.

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