Paula Lindo
“I in actuality feel enjoy they possibly killed him on yarn of they assemble no longer enjoy his charisma, he became straightforward…” mentioned Ayana Cumberbatch-Barrow, mother of 19-year-worn Shundell Barrow.
The baby became shot 20 instances good after nighttime time on October 13 halt to his father’s dwelling in Gonzales.
She believes her son became killed on yarn of he refused to hitch a gang.
“They couldn’t flip him and twist him how they wanted, so that they plan halt him off the earth.”
Cumberbatch-Barrow mentioned loss of life threats had been sent to Barrow three weeks before he became killed. She mentioned he went into hiding temporarily with friends in Penal and Couva after an incident when a man chased him via Harpe Situation, and reports had been made to the police, but nothing became carried out.
She mentioned she warned her son no longer to pass into obvious areas, since he became a clear target, but he did no longer hear.
“If he had listened he would peaceful be here this day.”
Whereas she mentioned her son became sportive and got into fights, she maintained he became by no methodology sharp about gang assignment or gun violence.
“My tiny one by no methodology protect a gun. Mischief? Yes, mischief. Fight? Yes. Wait on a gun? By no methodology protect a gun. He by no methodology thief, he by no methodology rob…It assemble no longer enjoy any ‘gang-associated’ here, my tiny one died innocent…after they stumbled on him, you understand what he had in his pocket? Exact his monetary institution card.”
Cumberbatch-Barrow heard the shots that killed her son whereas she became on the cell phone along with her daughter, who lived with him. She right away started asking her son’s whereabouts. When told he became no longer at dwelling, she began to difficulty the worst.
Earlier that day, Barrow tried to own his stipend from the AC installation programme he became doing on the Civilian Conservation Corps, but became unsuccessful. He told his father he became going to run to some friends from main school who lived on Laventille Avenue.
He became killed as he made his plan again dwelling from the lime.
His father also heard the shots and then got a cell phone name informing him that his son had been shot on Vincent Brown Avenue, Belmont, halt to Lange and Leotaud Streets.
He went to the condominium and took Barrow to the Port of Spain General Effectively being facility, the establish he became pronounced stupid at 12.42am.
Police mentioned 28 9mm spent shells casing had been stumbled on on the scene.
His mother became in tears as she described the journey of seeing her tiny one’s stupid body and having to bury him.
“Yesterday I talked to Shundell on video name. He looked so good, he plait up his hair…Right here’s no mother’s anguish to battle via, I’d no longer opt this on my worst enemy.
“It’s too worthy crime. I’m uninterested with this crime thing. Each day a mother must bawl for she tiny one…I by no methodology know this is in a position to’ve come to my door.”
Cumberbatch-Barrow described her son as a tiny one “beefy of enjoy” and mentioned he’ll be missed by many of us.
With reporting by Mya Quake
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THE mother of 19-year-worn assassinate victim Shundell Barrow mentioned her son became killed by gangs within the Gonzales condominium.
Barrow became killed birth air his dwelling on the night time of October 13.
Ayana Cumberbatch-Barrow mentioned Barrow had got loss of life threats three weeks within the past and had been pursued by someone intent on killing him two weeks before his loss of life.
Talking to Newsday on the St James Forensic Science Centre on Monday, she mentioned her son had been shot 20 instances halt to his dwelling off Vincent Brown Avenue, Gonzales, whereas getting again from liming with friends in Laventille. She mentioned his father took him to the Port of Spain General Effectively being facility, the establish he died.
She mentioned she became on her cell phone along with her daughter when she heard a chain of shots, but did no longer know her son became the victim until his father told her.
She told Newsday she had spoken to Barrow good the day before, when he mentioned he desired to are trying to own his stipend from CCC, the establish he became finding out air-con.
Cumberbatch-Barrow mentioned her son became sportive and got into fights, but he became by no methodology sharp about gang assignment or gun violence.
