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When two men came banging on their front door in the dead of night shouting “Police”, Melissa Carrington didn’t realise it was the sound of death calling for her common-law husband Son de Gale.
De Gale, 28, a scrap iron dealer, was shot dead by gunmen who invaded his Lady Hailes Avenue, San Fernando home around midnight yesterday.
According to police, the couple was awakened by someone banging on their front door. When Carrington, 21, opened the door, she was confronted by two gunmen who barged inside. As de Gale sprung from the bed, he was shot several times. He fell off the bed and died within minutes. The gunmen ran, leaving Carrington unharmed.
ASP John and officers from the San Fernando CID and Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three, responded and combed the area for the suspects, who up to yesterday were not found. DMO Dr Rajkumar examined the body and ordered it removed for an autopsy at the Forensic Science Centre.
Investigators said de Gale was originally from Valencia and came to live with Carrington a year ago. So far, the police have no additional information on him. Investigators believe that a hit was executed on de Gale.
It was rumoured that he was hiding out in South Trinidad.