11 murders in 6 days Arima brothers gunned down

Officers said that at. about 7.30 am, Joel and. George Hoyte were. standing outside their. home in Pinto Road,. Arima when a white. Nissan Tiida car pulled. up.

The occupants pointed. machine-guns at the. brothers and opened. fire. Both men were. hit several times and. slumped to the ground.

One of the gunmen. alighted from the car. holding a pistol in his. hand.

He stood over Joel’s. body and fired several. shots into his head. at point blank range.

The gunman then did. the same to George. He. then got back into the. car which sped off.

Neighbours who. heard the gunshots,. ran out to see what was. happening only to see. the car speeding off.

A report was made to. the Arima Police Station. and a party of officers. visited the scene. and cordoned off the. area where the bodies. lay.

Police sources said. that George was wellknown. to them and. had several matters. pending in court.

Sources added that. not much was known. about Joel and checks. were being made in. the police database to. see if he had a criminal. record and/or pending. court cases. Police said. while no motive has. been established for. the double murder, the. way the brothers were. gunned down in broad. daylight suggests that. this was gang-related.

Both bodies were. later removed to the. Forensic Science Centre. in St James where. autopsies will be done. today.

Within the past. week, from last Friday,. 11 murders were. committed sending the. murder toll so far for. this year to 125.

Of the nine murders,. four alone were committed. in the Enterprise,. Chaguanas area.

Two men were. gunned in Diego Martin. while another man. was shot dead in his. Sea Lots home.

Police said yesterday. they would be checking. with residents to see if. they have cameras outfitted. at their homes. and if so, to check footage. in the hope that. the murders may have. been recorded.

Up to press time, no. arrest was made and. Northern Division police. are continuing investigations.

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MURDERS IN LAST 6 DAYS
Friday March 24: Sylvan Alexis gunned down in Enterprise, Chaguanas

Saturday March 25: Prisoner Nicholas Raymond stabbed to death at Golden Grove Prisons

Saturday March 25: Christopher Wells shot dead outside his barber shop in Pleasantville

Sunday March 26: Marvin Alan shot dead in Enterprise, Chaguanas

Monday March 27: Patrick Isles shot dead at wake for Sylvan Alexis in Enterprise, Chaguanas

Tuesday March 28: Dillon Grant shot dead in Enterprise, Chaguanas

Tuesday March 28: Casife George and Arindel Atwell gunned down in Diego Martin

Wednesday March 29: Garvin Douglas shot dead in his Beetham Estate home

Thursday March 30: Brothers Joel and George Hoyte gunned down outside their Pinto
Road, Arima home