Prison Officer Nigel Jones, assigned to the Wayne Jackson Building at the Maximum Security Prison at Golden Grove, Arouca, was shot and killed in Siparia on Monday afternoon (29th November 2021). His brutal killing was captured on CCTV cameras nearby. This is the second time within the last three (3) days in which a Prison Officer was killed, prompting an emergency meeting by members of the Executive of the Prison Service. According to reports, Jones and his 3-year-old daughter were standing on High Street near the Fyzabad taxi stand around 1:30pm on Monday when a silver Mazda 323 motor vehicle pulled up alongside him. Jones was holding his daughter’s hand at the time. An occupant of the car then opened fire on Jones. He was shot to the head and collapsed to the ground. His daughter was fortunately not injured in the shooting. The suspects fled the scene. In heartbreaking footage of the incident, she could be seen frantically running away from her father, trying to make sense of what she just witnessed. She ran into a car park where she was held by someone who attempted to comfort her. Police and Officers of the Siparia CID and the South-Western Division Task Force responded to the scene after being notified by persons on the street. Commissioner of Prisons, Dennis Pulchan, spoke with the media on Monday about the incident. He said, “First allow me to extend my condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Jones. His death has hit our institution very hard, especially following last week’s killing with Mr. Serrette. I’m not comfortable that my Officers are falling. At the end of the day, a Prison Officer is there to do a job. He’s not there to fight anyone. He’s there to maintain security. It’s his job. There are criminal elements in the Prison walls who take this differently, and seriously and go against them for just doing their jobs. And this is unacceptable.” Pulchan added, “This is an attack on the country, on law enforcement. This is not a Prison issue, it’s a National Security [issue]. The Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service is a member of the National Security landscape and everything that can be done is going to be done to bring an end to these attacks and find those responsible. Being a Prison Officer is one of the most high-risk jobs in the country right now and I am urging all Officers to be on the alert and to be cautious. There are cold blooded killers out there, who want to do harm to Prison Officers for doing their jobs.” Just a few days prior to the killing of Jones, Prisons Officer II, Trevor Serrette, of Valencia was gunned down at a fruit stall near his home on Friday (26th November 2021). He was a member of the Prison Service for over twenty-six (26) years and like Jones, was also last assigned to the Wayne Jackson Building at the Maximum Security Prison. Investigations are ongoing into both incidents. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: Loop]
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