The father of a Morvant man who was killed by police on Friday morning in an alleged shootout is claiming that his son was murdered during a police exercise that saw three homes searched and two men dead at two separate locations.
The killings came two days after the relatives of another man killed by police wrote to the Prime Minister and started a petition calling for reform of the police service.
Former SORT head: My son is not a member
Insp Mark Hernandez
FORMER head of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) Insp Mark Hernandez has denied an attorney s claims that his 19-year-old son is a member of the unit.
On Sunday, attorney Gerald Ramdeen, who was until recently part of Hernandez’s legal team, said Hernandez has a teenage son in the specialised unit.
Newsday called Hernandez on Wednesday and he said the statement needed to be supported, adding that John Heath was his attorney, before ending the call.
Newsday also contacted Police Commissioner Gary Griffith. The CoP said he does not divulge details pertaining to police officers, especially if they are assigned to any specialist units.
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