RALPH BANWARIE
Freelance Correspondent
A 23-year-old Venezuelan national has succumbed to injuries she sustained during a shooting near a popular pub in Sangre Grande on Saturday.
Police said Yulie Nunez was pronounced dead by doctors yesterday while being treated at the Sangre Grande Hospital. She had been listed in critical condition.
A 28-year-old identified as Adriel Pedro remains at hospital. Police said he was fighting for his life.
Two men were killed on the spot during the incident. The woman’s death takes the toll from the shooting to three.
Investigators said around 1.30 am Saturday, two men armed with guns came out a vehicle and opened fire outside Lounge 69.
Ricky Roopnarine, of Coalmine, and Kendell Hodges, 30, of Picton Road, Sangre Grande, were shot dead. Hodges was employed as a DJ at the pub.
Homicide investigators were said to be combing through CCTV footage yesterday in a bid to identify the suspects.