A 41-year old Arima woman was killed on Monday night after being shot at a birthday party.
Police said Candace Griffith of Nelson Street died at the Arima Health Facility after she and five others, including a teenage girl, were shot.
Police said at about 10.35pm, they received reports of a shooting at Temple Street, Arima.
On arrival, officers found six people with gunshot wounds, who were taken to hospital.
Police found 18, 9mm spent shells, one with the markings “TTR,” five 7.62 spent shells, two projectiles and seven metal fragments.
Police said at about 10.30pm, the victims were celebrating at a birthday party when three gunmen jumped a nearby wall and started shooting at the crowd. The killers then ran off.
Injured were a 15-year-old girl who was shot in the left leg; a 16-year-old boy shot in the right foot; a 38-year-old man shot in the right arm; a 41-year-old woman who was shot in the head and up to 8 am on Tuesday was listed in a critical condition; and a man whose age was not given who was shot in the right side of his waist.
Police said the incident was gang-related.
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