Overview
- Elaine McGowan, 65, was shot outside her godfather’s home opposite Trincity Mall on July 5 and was pronounced dead after being taken to Eric Williams Medical Sciences Centre.
- Police say a silver Nissan Tiida pulled up, a gunman stepped out and fired at the couple, and the shooter fled the scene; no arrests have been reported.
- Investigators in Trinidad and Tobago continue to hunt for the unidentified suspect and have urged anyone with information to contact local police.
- McGowan’s sister and friends have made public appeals for information, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed it is supporting the family.
- McGowan was known in Kent as the former landlady of The Castle Hotel and had been in Trinidad as director of the family business; the case has shocked both her local UK community and relatives in Trinidad and may prompt further consular and cross‑jurisdiction cooperation.