00:00There was a solemn disquiet over the Edinburgh 500 Recreation Grounds in Chaguanas today.
00:06Following Friday's vicious gun attack a few streets away,
00:10which left the Secretary of the Sports and Dance Society dead
00:14and the group's founder, Kian Alexander, nursing injuries.
00:18At the grounds today, coaches of various football groups expressed shock and disbelief over the incident.
00:25Is she about community development? Yeah. She will always try to start sports.
00:32Well, the community is a place where it's always activities.
00:37When it's not football, it's cricket, it's basketball, it's our sports day, right?
00:47We have a lot of activities and she has been all.
00:51She has been all. So she always is trying to uplift the whole community.
00:56Right? She tries or tried.
01:00It was shocking. It was shocking.
01:03Another member of the group told TV6 News the attack was effectively not just against Morris
01:09and the group's founder, Kian Alexander, but against the entire community.
01:15As he says, the organization plays a central role in Edinburgh 500,
01:20with dozens of children benefiting from the activities.
01:24He tells TV6 while he does not know the motive for the attack,
01:28he hopes it is not linked to the society's operations.
01:31He notes there is currently a Masters tournament in progress with three categories,
01:36the finals for which are set for June,
01:39with cash prizes up to $10,000 to be won.
01:43The future of the tournament and the community's sporting activities are now in limbo.
01:49According to a TTPS report,
01:51just after seven last night,
01:54a masked assailant exited a silver Nissan Silphi
01:57and opened fire on Morris,
01:59Alexander and another man identified as a member of the defense force.
02:05Police recovered 16 casings,
02:08one of which carried official regiment markings,
02:11as well as seven projectiles.
02:14Alexander sustained only superficial wounds
02:17and refused to be taken for medical treatment.
02:21Morris' six-year-old son, who was seated in her vehicle,
02:24was physically unharmed.
02:26Meantime, police are said to be following a lead
02:29connected to the shooting death of Alexander's brother, Jelani Williams,
02:34also a soldier,
02:35who was shot and killed in Edinburgh 500 last month.
02:40Investigations continue into both incidents.
02:43Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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