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UPDATE (07/10/23): A 27-year-old man from Rio Claro is to be charged for this double murder. Details here.
A teenage girl and her relative are both dead following a shooting incident in Rio Claro early this morning (Friday 29th September 2023). A third man was also wounded during the incident. The deceased have been identified as 13-year-old Andrea Lallan and Sylvan Lallan.
According to reports, Officers of the Rio Claro Police Station received a report of a shooting around 2:10 AM, at a home along Old Mayaro Road, Libertville Village, Rio Claro. A team of Officers led by Cpl. Sookwah and PC Mahabir responded. Upon arrival at the Rio Claro Health Facility, they met a man who had been shot multiple times about the body. He informed the Officers there were two (2) other victims in this shooting incident. The Officers then proceeded to the home and entered the premises, where they found Sylvan Lallan lying motionless on some cushions on the floor in the living room area, on the Eastern side of the house. He had apparent gunshot wounds to the head and was clad only in a blue short pants. Officers made further checks of the house and discovered the body of Andrea Lallan lying on a bed in a bedroom on the Western side of the house. She had also been shot to the head. The Officers cordoned off the home and notified their Seniors of the double murder. The photo below shows the house where the shooting occurred.
A team of Officers from the Eastern Division as well as the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), led by Insp. Mahabir, Sgt. Maharaj, Sgt. Ramsahai, PC Rambhajan, PC Gillead, PC Barran, and others, responded to the scene.
District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr. Ramnanan also visited the scene and pronounced both persons as deceased. The bodies were then ordered removed. A post-mortem examination is to be performed on both bodies at the Forensic Sciences Center in St. James. Crime scene investigators processed the scene and retrieved eight (8) spent 9mm shells, one (1) projectile and one (1) blood swab. A medical report was obtained at the Rio Claro Health Facility for the wounded man and he was transferred to the Sangre Grande Hospital for further medical treatment. While investigators do not yet have an official motive for the shooting incident, they described it as a deliberate killing and noted that Andrea recently made a report of sexual assault. The suspect in that incident recently appeared in Court to face charges. Police are said to seek out that suspect for questioning about this morning’s brutal double murder. Investigations are continuing. More on this as it becomes available. [Source: Loop] We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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