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Venezuelan man hacked to death in San Fernando

15 February 2026
This content originally appeared on Trinidad Guardian.

SASCHA WIL­SON

Se­nior Re­porter

A 19-year-old Venezue­lan man was hacked to death dur­ing an al­ter­ca­tion in San Fer­nan­do ear­ly on Sun­day morn­ing.

He has been iden­ti­fied as Je­sus Car­los of Har­mo­ny Hall, Gas­par­il­lo.

Ini­tial re­ports state that some­time be­fore 6 am, he had an al­ter­ca­tion with a group of men at a bar along Cipero Street, which cul­mi­nat­ed a few streets away at a res­i­den­tial prop­er­ty on the cor­ner of Im­rie and Rigs­by Streets.

He died at the scene.

Blood stains were splat­tered on the ground and walls of the house.

Of­fi­cers of the Homi­cide Bu­reau Re­gion 3 are in­ves­ti­gat­ing.