The fatal shooting of 44-year-old craftsman and vendor Sean Parisienne in ScarboroughClick to open side panel for more information has sent shockwaves through Tobago, drawing a grim line between a past dispute and the island’s rising homicide rate.
Parisienne, a father of two originally from Argyle who resided in Bacolet, was gunned down around 7:15 PM in the Gardenside Carpark near Viewport Supermarket. The incident startled shoppers and pedestrians in the capital as multiple gunshots rang out. District Medical Officer Dr. Hazel Thompson pronounced Parisienne dead at the scene, officially marking Tobago’s fourth murder for 2026.
