[UPDATED] 2 children escape gunmen as parents murdered at Claxton Bay home

A baby narrowly survived being fatally hit by the bullets of a gunman who came to wipe out a family in Claxton Bay on the night of November 28, killing both parents.

Scrap-iron worker Basdeo “Ricky” Lallan, 49, and his girlfriend Whitney Narine, 21, of Teak Drive off Macaulay Road, died on the spot in their two-bedroom wooden house around 9 pm.

Their seven-month-old son and another minor, who is a relative, escaped death, as the killer pointed a gun at them, but it jammed.

During the gunfire, the minor threw his body over the baby to shield him from being hit.

When the gun jammed, the child grabbed the baby and ran out of the house, escaping without injuries.

The killer ran through a nearby track and left in a station wagon that was parked on the shoulder of the southbound lane of the Solomon Hochoy Highway.

Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three, and St Margaret's police responded and searched for the killer without luck.

Lallan, the father of four, shared one child, the baby boy, with Narine.

At the family’s home on November 29, Lallan’s mother, Jean Subran, who lives next door, vowed to take care of the baby and the minor, though it would be challenging, since she is not wealthy and has arthritis.

Subran said just minutes earlier, she had had belly pain, which she believed was a sign of an impending tragedy.

Somehow, she became concerned that something tragic was about to happen to another son. She never expected the double murder.

Subran said she heard the gunshots but initially thought the noise was firecrackers. On learning it was gunshots, she ran next door and saw him her son take his last breath.

Lallan was in a sitting position, and she pleaded with him to stay alive.

“I held his foot and squeezed it. I said, ‘Ricky, tell me what you do? Why you do me this? Why?’ He was too weak to respond. I kept touching Whitney's head at the same time,” Subran said.

“I am living in a jail. I have to be locked up right through. This is too much for me. Lord please show me what to do. I cannot have a happy time again. I have to live in jail.”

The couple had been living together for over two years.

Subran said they used to fight and quarrel but that stopped after the baby was born, and they were living peacefully and happy.

Looking up to the sky, she said: “If my son did something wrong and he looked for it, I would say ok. But he did not do anybody anything. Ricky did not deserve this. If he had done wrong, I would have said he deserved it. He did not have much. Just look around and see.”

She acknowledged that in the past he might have done wrong but he changed his life. She added that he was not involved in any illegal activities.

Subran, who turns 64 next month, cried as she recalled a recent conversation with Lallan.

He had said, "Your birthday is coming up. Do not worry, I will buy something for you. I never buy anything for you before, but I will buy a gift for you this year."

Referring to his death, Subran said, "Look at the gift he gave me.”

She was inconsolable, saying Lallan was the second of her sons to be gunned down in six years.

On December 6, 2018, her son Neil “Jacko” Bhagaloo, 33, a scrap-iron dealer, was killed at her home. Someone was charged and the matter is pending in court.

“For a couple of years, I was comfortable and happy because everything was peaceful and my children were listening to me. Now, I do not want to live here anymore. I cannot take this anymore. Ricky was my eldest son. Right now, I am living for my grandchildren.”

In addition, in September 2023, Subran's brother Sylvan “Puncin” Lallan and their niece Andrea Lallan, 13, were shot dead at the family’s home at Old Mayaro Road in Libertville, Rio Claro. A villager was charged, and the matter is pending in court.

The police do not have a motive in the latest killings.

Police from the Southern Division are calling on anyone with information to report it to the nearest police station.

People can call the police at 999, 555 or Crime Stoppers at 800-TIPS (8477).

This story has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below.

A baby survived being fatally hit by the bullets of a gunman who came to wipe out a family in Claxton Bay on the night of November 28, killing both parents.

Scrap-iron worker Basdeo “Ricky” Lallan, 49, and his girlfriend Whitney Narine, 21, of Teak Drive off Macaulay Road, died on the spot in their two-bedroom wooden house around 9 pm.

Their seven-month-old son and another child, who is a relative, escaped death, as the killer pointed a gun at them, but it jammed.

The other child grabbed the baby and ran out of the house, escaping without injuries.

The killer ran through a nearby track and left in a wagon that was parked on the shoulder of the southbound lane of the Solomon Hochoy Highway.

Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three, and St Margaret's police responded and searched for the killer without luck.

Lallan, the father of four, shared one child, the baby boy, with Narine.

At the family’s home on November 29, Lallan’s mother, Jean Subran, who lives next door, vowed to take care of the baby and the minor, though it would be challenging, since she is not wealthy and has arthritis.

Subran said just minutes earlier, she had had belly pain, which she believed was a sign of an impending tragedy.

Somehow, she became concerned that something tragic was about to happen to another son. She never expected the double murder.

Subran said she heard the gunshots but initially thought the noise was firecrackers. On learning it was gunshots, she ran next door and saw him her son take his last breath.

Lallan was in a sitting position, and she pleaded with him to stay alive.

“I held his foot and squeezed it. I said, ‘Ricky, tell me what you do? Why you do me this? Why?’ He was too weak to respond,” Subran said. “I am living in a jail. I have to be locked up right through. This is too much for me.”

Subran, who turns 64 next month, cried as she recalled a recent conversation with Lallan.

He said, ‘Your birthday is coming up. Do not worry, I will buy something for you. I never buy anything for you before, but I will buy a gift for you this year.’ Look at the gift he gave me.”

She was inconsolable, saying Lallan was the second of her sons to be gunned down in six years.

On December 6, 2018, her son Neil “Jacko” Bhagaloo, 33, a scrap-iron dealer, was killed at her home. Someone was charged and the matter is pending in court.

In addition, in September 2023, her brother Sylvan “Puncin” Lallan and their niece Andrea Lallan, 13, were shot dead at the family’s home at Old Mayaro Road in Libertville, Rio Claro. A villager was charged, and the matter is pending in court.

This story was originally published with the title "Claxton Bay couple gunned down, 2 children spared" and has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below.

A SHOOTING in Claxton Bay on the night of November 28 has claimed the lives of a couple. Two minors, including a seven-month-old baby, were unhurt.

Scrap iron worker Basdeo Lallan, 49, and his girlfriend Whitney Narine, 21, of Teak Drive in Macaulay, died on the spot.

Police said around 9 pm, gunshots were heard and the bodies were later found inside the house with gunshot wounds.

A resident took the children to safety and the St Margaret's and Homicide Bureau of Investigations, Region Three, police were notified.

Lallan is the latest family member to be killed. Six years ago, his brother was gunned down next door. Last year his uncle and a cousin, 13, were killed in Rio Claro.

Investigations are ongoing.