Soldier shot dead

Crime

March 16, 2026

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A soldier was ambushed and shot dead outside a mini-mart at Edinburgh 500, Chaguanas, on Saturday night.

The victim was Jaelani Garcia Williams, 30, of Victoria Drive East, Balmoral Park, Edinburgh.

Around 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, Williams exited a mini-mart at La Clave Street and was about to enter the driver’s seat of his black SUV when another vehicle travelling south stopped alongside him.

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