Escaped convict recaptured, fatally shot
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July 23, 2025
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Less than 24 hours after 28-year-old Abraham Briggs escaped lawful custody, he was fatally shot during a confrontation with law enforcement.
Briggs was found by officers of the Sangre Grande Emergency Response Patrol (ERP) along the Guaico Tamana Road just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
During the confrontation, law enforcement said that Briggs attacked the officers resulting in him being shot. He was taken to the Sangre Grande Hospital. He died while undergoing treatment.
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