| Increased Security Around St. Ignatius Primary Following Next Door Murder |
| Thu, September 18, 2014 |
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And one other institution that had to react in the wake of the shooting was St. Ignatius School. The school is immediately adjacent to the house where Cyril Mcfoy Robinson was playing dominoes when he was killed. As many as eight shots rang out at 2:00 in the afternoon when school was in session. It left the children understandably traumatized and terrorized - we caught this picture of a child who was being taken back to school but couldn't reach because of the police tape.
Today, in response, the Ministry of Education sent in a team of counselors from the Anglican and Methodist Missions. A ministry spokesperson says that 7 counselors were present and facilitated talk therapy and art therapy in an attempt to allow students to deal with the crisis.
And while that is good and well, the school is in a gang zone, in the middle of a gang war. So what are police going to do. That's what our colleague Luis Wade asked at the press conference today:..
Sr. Supt. Edward Broaster, Deputy Commander, Eastern Division
"We have patrols around that area on a 24 hours basis particularly as it relates to school hours."
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"I am happy to go to the schools Mr. Wade and assist in paying for any additional security that the police can't provide. I think that is critical. I thank you for raising it and I am very much certain that we would do that."
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