Woman shot dead in San Fernando
A 30-year-old woman was shot dead this morning in San Fernando.
The deceased has been identified as Khadijah Hackett of Couva.
According to initial reports, around 2am today, Hackett was liming with a female friend at a bar along Dallas Avenue in Cocoyea Village.
She reportedly told her friend she was going home and left the bar.
She was seen walking towards her vehicle which was parked on the roadway nearby.
However, soon after several loud explosions were heard.
Hackett was found lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
She had been shot in the head.
The police and emergency health services were notified and the injured woman was conveyed to the San Fernando General Hospital.
However, she succumbed to her wounds around 5:17 am this morning.
Police have no motive for the shooting.
Officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region 3 are continuing investigations.
More on this as it becomes available.