PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidadian authorities have confirmed the tragic discovery of a murdered firefighter whose abduction from his residence was captured on surveillance footage. The victim, identified as 46-year-old Bruce Lezama, was reported missing after failing to report for duty on December 27. His last confirmed sighting dates back to Christmas Day.
According to official police reports, closed-circuit television evidence reveals a harrowing sequence of events in which two unidentified males intruded into Lezama’s property. The footage shows the assailants physically assaulting the fireman, restraining him with bindings, covering his head with a hood, and forcibly transporting him in his own vehicle, which was later recovered abandoned.
Financial investigations uncovered that TT$2,500 had been illegally withdrawn from Lezama’s bank account following his disappearance. After an extensive overnight search operation conducted by fellow firefighters, Lezama’s body was ultimately located at the three-mile mark on Tuesday, culminating a multiday investigation that has shaken the community.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service has launched a comprehensive homicide investigation but has not yet disclosed potential motives or suspects in the case. This incident has prompted widespread concern regarding violent crime targeting public servants in the region.