MUNICIPAL police officer and mother of three Anuska Eversley has been described as a dedicated mother and efficient worker.
Eversley, 42, of Edinburgh 500, who died after she was shot in the neck while on duty at the San Fernando Municipal Police Station on Sunday morning, served in the municipal police service for ten years. She was an acting corporal. She had three children, ages 18, 15, and seven.
Yesterday, Mayor of San Fernando Robert Parris told the Express that while he knew her within her professional capacity for several years, two years ago, he saw her acting within her role as a mother.
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“Her daughter was about to sit the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) and the child was scared, so she (Eversley) asked me to speak to her daughter about it,” he said.
He said after that incident, whenever he saw Eversley, they interacted as parents, talking about their children.
“Because of that incident, I knew her to be a dedicated mother,” he continued.
Throughout his 16 years at the San Fernando City Corporation, Parris said Eversley was known as an efficient worker.
“Very, very efficient in terms of her job and she was one that always talked about her children to me,” he said.
In a release issued yesterday, Parris expressed condolences to the bereaved family and the municipal police service.
“This is a devastating loss for our city. I have known acting Corporal Eversley for many years, and I remember her as a dedicated and committed officer who served with quiet strength, professionalism, and pride. Her passing has left a profound void within the Municipal Police and the wider San Fernando community,” the release continued.
Parris added that he expected the Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander and the Commissioner of Police Allister Guevarro to conduct “a prompt and thorough investigation into this tragic and disturbing event”.
A senior police officer, who knew Eversley in her professional role, added that she served in her best capacity.
“From the time I knew her (Eversley), she was a good worker. She did her best at what she did,” he said.
Sunday’s incident also saw the disappearance of several firearms and ammunition.
Eversley’s death comes three years, on the same date, of the killing of her brother.
On April 19, 2023, Daniel Eversley, known as “Ghost”, was gunned down during an attack at a car wash in Forres Park, Claxton Bay.
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Yesterday at Eversley’s Edinburgh 500 home her uncle and activist Wendell Eversley declined to speak about his niece, but did call for the firing of the Homeland Security and Defence ministers over the incident. He also questioned whether citizens were safe in the country.
Calling the incident “an indictment on the State”, he said it was “the first time in history” something like this had occurred at a police station, since the bombing of the Police Headquarters in Port of Spain during the coup attempt in 1990; the activist was a hostage during the attempted coup.
Pointing to the number of guns and ammunition that were discovered stolen on Sunday morning from the station’s strong room, he raised questions about whether another coup would be staged.
“Are we going to see another 1990? Look around and see. Are we all safe in this country?” he continued.
Adding that Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander talked about “intelligence”, he asked:
“Where is the intelligence to know that something like this is going to happen in a police station in San Fernando?” he asked.
He said that while the Government said they were going to “fix” crime, the criminals were the ones winning right now.
He questioned what the United National Congress (UNC), approaching its first year in Government, were going to celebrate.
“(They are) inviting the public to come out. To come out and celebrate what? Celebrate blood flowing on the streets? Celebrating murders upon murders?” he said, and he issued a public call.
“I’m saying it publicly. It is time for the minister of Homeland Security and the minister of Defence to be fired. It is a sad day for Trinidad and Tobago, and mainly the State,” he said.
In a video posted to social media yesterday, the activist said the nation could not “continue as how we’re continuing in Trinidad and Tobago where every day is blood”.
The T&T Municipal Police Service (TTMPS) extended condolences yesterday in a post. It noted that Eversley was last attached to the San Fernando Municipal Police and enlisted in the TTMPS on July 1, 2008.
“The TTMPS and its partner agencies extend sincere condolences to her relatives, friends and colleagues,” the release stated.
