Senior Reporter
anna-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt
Relatives of Sheerlon Williams struggled to accept his death yesterday, even after identifying his body at the Forensic Science Centre (FSC) in St James.
Confused over why anyone would want his son dead, as he was not known to be involved with anyone or anything that could have led to him becoming a target, Marlon Williams mourned the loss as he admitted, “Crime has hit home to me.”
Sheerlon, 25, a father of twin boys aged 18 months, was killed by gunmen who stormed his apartment at Maraj Trace, Chin Chin Road, Cunupia, around 7.20 pm on Tuesday.
His common-law wife and mother of his children, Crystal Anastasia Melford, 31, was injured in the shooting and remained warded at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope, yesterday.
It was reported that the children were unharmed.
Neighbours living close by reported hearing gunshots coming from the couple’s house and alerted police who arrived to find Williams’ body on the road. Melford was taken to hospital by a neighbour who rushed to their aid minutes after the shooting.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing three men in dark clothing running along Maraj Trace shortly after the shooting.
Speaking with reporters at the FSC, Marlon Williams described his son as a “normal child ... loving.”
“I don’t know him to be in anything. He was normal and humble.”
Confirming he knew Melford to be a nice person after having met her a few times as he cultivated a relationship with his grandsons, Marlon said, “I still don’t know what went on.”
He expressed doubt over law enforcement’s ability to get crime under control.
“It’s getting worse,” he said as he shook his head in dismay.