Man Shot Dead Inside Vehicle Along Rivulet Road, Couva — Police On The Scene
EDITOR’S NOTE: The body of this article has been updated with new details.
A man is dead following a brazen shooting incident along Rivulet Road, Couva, this afternoon (Thursday 28th May, 2026). The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Ricardo Diaz, an employee of Proman.
According to reports, Diaz was driving his black BYD SUV (PEK 2887) along Rivulet Road, near the Point Lisas Industrial Estate and in the vicinity of the National Energy Corporation, West of the Brechin Castle traffic lights, when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle, shortly before 5:00 PM.
Diaz was said to be the sole occupant of the vehicle at the time and sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the torso.
Police and Emergency Health Services were notified and responded to the scene, where the victim was found slumped in the driver’s seat of the SUV.
It is unclear at this time whether Diaz was ambushed by armed men who intercepted his vehicle or whether the shots were fired from another moving vehicle while he was driving.
Investigations are continuing into the fatal attack, which has sent shockwaves throughout the Central Trinidad community.
More on this as it becomes available.
[Source: Ian Alleyne]
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