[UPDATED] Relative of murdered Grande man: I wasn’t feeling safe in that community

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[UPDATED] Relative of murdered Grande man: I wasn’t feeling safe in that community

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News The relative of a murdered Sangre Grande labourer said she left the area where he was gunned down earlier this year as it became too dangerous. Police said 20-year-old Stephon Saroopsingh alias 'Baboo' was liming with friends at a bus shed on Blake Avenue, at around 8.10 pm when two gunmen walked out of nearby bushes and shot at the group. Saroopsingh was shot several times, while his friends ran […]

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