(TRINIDAD EXPRESS).-Former Commissioner of the Linden Commission of Inquiry Dana Seetathal was early Sunday morning gunned down in her native Trinidad.
The Linden Commission had been set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the unrest on JUly 18, 2012 in which three persons had been shot and killed. That unrest, including the burning down of several government buildings and the beating and robbing of persons transiting Linden to the interior, had stemmed from residents' rejection of a planned hike in electricity tariffs.
Seetahal was also a columnist for the Trinidad Express which reported on her death
At about 12:05 a.m. senior counsel Dana Seetahal was in her Volkswagen SUV proceeding north along Hamilton-Holder street, Woodbrook when upon reaching the vicinity of the Woodbrook Youth Facility two vehicles pulled alongside her causing her to come to a stop.
One of the vehicles, a Nissan Wingroad, then drove ahead a short distance and pulled across the road, blocking it. The other vehicle which was described as a panel van pulled alongside and the occupants of that vehicle pulled out their firearms and opened fire on the SUV.
The two vehicles then sped off and made good their escape.
The Linden Commission had been set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the unrest on JUly 18, 2012 in which three persons had been shot and killed. That unrest, including the burning down of several government buildings and the beating and robbing of persons transiting Linden to the interior, had stemmed from residents' rejection of a planned hike in electricity tariffs.
Seetahal was also a columnist for the Trinidad Express which reported on her death
At about 12:05 a.m. senior counsel Dana Seetahal was in her Volkswagen SUV proceeding north along Hamilton-Holder street, Woodbrook when upon reaching the vicinity of the Woodbrook Youth Facility two vehicles pulled alongside her causing her to come to a stop.
One of the vehicles, a Nissan Wingroad, then drove ahead a short distance and pulled across the road, blocking it. The other vehicle which was described as a panel van pulled alongside and the occupants of that vehicle pulled out their firearms and opened fire on the SUV.
The two vehicles then sped off and made good their escape.
