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  • 3 years ago
Brazen gunmen lay in wait at the Arima General Hospital and shot dead hospital worker Marvin Safe as he drove onto the compound for work early this morning.



Mark Bassant has the story.
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00:00 The bullet-ridden car that 29-year-old Marvin Saif was shot in when he was ambushed by gunmen in the parking lot of the Arima General Hospital this morning.
00:09 Investigators say that Saif had just driven past the security booth of the compound when a black X-rail pulled in front of his vehicle and gunmen opened fire.
00:19 Saif was shot several times before the gunmen drove off the compound and escaped.
00:24 Several onlookers gathered inside the parking lot as crime scene investigators combed the areas for clues.
00:30 Sources told TV6 News that Saif's father, who was on the scene, said that he had no idea who would have wanted to target his son.
00:37 He said his son would often go to work and then return home and was not involved in any illegal activities.
00:43 The CEO of the North Central Regional Health Authority, Davlin Thomas, who visited the murder scene, told media personnel that the situation was a sad one
00:51 and extended his condolences to the family of the victim.
00:54 Thomas confirmed that there was security on the compound at the time of the incident and said an assessment would be done of the incident.
01:02 Mark Besant, TV6 News.
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