A second victim has succumbed to injuries sustained in a fatal shooting that occurred on October 15 in Brasso Village, central Trinidad. The incident initially claimed the life of a young construction worker and left two others critically wounded. Darias Shadrack, a 16-year-old student at Tabaquite Secondary School, passed away on October 17 while receiving treatment at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope. A close relative revealed that Darias had lost a significant amount of blood and never regained consciousness after the attack. The shooting took place around 2 am at an unfinished wooden structure near his family’s home along Caparo Valley Brasso Road. Initially, police reported that Darias had died on arrival at the hospital, but further checks confirmed he was in a coma. Darias was among four victims targeted by gunmen. His schoolmate, Jerryl Ganness, 15, and brothers Christopher Ricardo “Ricky” Joseph, 20, and Colly Joseph, 23, were also shot. Christopher, a construction worker from Devenish Hill, Tabaquite, died at the scene. The other victims were rushed to the Chaguanas Health Centre and later transferred to Mt Hope. This tragedy adds to the family’s grief, as Darias’ brother, Kirdy Ramdhanie, was killed in a shooting in December 2024. Jerryl, who remains hospitalized in serious condition, had reportedly moved out of his Los Attajos home earlier this year due to family concerns about his behavior. Colly is also in serious condition. The Joseph family has also mourned the loss of Rajindra “Syo” Ramcharan, 33, their mother’s uncle, who was shot and killed in an orange field in Tabaquite in February. Relatives believe Ramcharan was lured to his death. The grieving parents of the Joseph brothers, Marsha and Smith Joseph, have urged police investigators to dedicate full effort to solving this fatal shooting and other unsolved crimes. Police from the Central Division and the Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three, are continuing the investigation, with the motive believed to be drug-related.