Surgery for shooting victim

His sister, Indira Ali, 53, who was shot in the right leg was resting at home. The two were shot on Monday by two men who jumped the gates of their home Second Street, New Settlement. The gunmen ran off after shooting the siblings.

Sookdeo’s daughter Natalia told Newsday yesterday, her father is unable to speak and is responding with the use of his hands.

She said since the incident the family has been unable to sleep.

Police suspect robbery was the motive behind the shooting but the gunmen ran off empty-handed as residents were alerted to the sounds of the gunshots. Sookdeo retired three years ago from the Fire Service and now works as a security officer. An arrest is yet to be made and Couva police are investigating.