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ACP Chester Williams - O.C. Eastern South Division
"I can tell you that in the session, the parties agreed that they will hold it down and they will try to see how they could promote peace among themselves and those person who were not at the intervention yesterday, those who were there said that they'll ensure that the message is passed on to them and they all agree that the shooting needs to come to an end, because they all feel at risk because of it. None of them feel safe and so they think that the best thing for them to do is to stop the madness. Importantly, we are currently trying to see how quick we could develop the syllabus for the conflict resolution anger management workshops within the different area. It is critical and so as to be able to show them that solving your personal issues could be done in many different ways and use of a gun should be the ultimate resort that they should go to."

Jules Vasquez
"Conflict mediation sessions engender some type of compromise - quid pro quo - mein Mr. Williams we want to hold it down, but the GSU is pressuring us or somebody is pressuring us. Was there any concession made on your part to say okay, we'll go half way and you go the next half?"

ACP Chester Williams - O.C. Eastern South Division
"At the end of the day Jules, there have to be some degree of compromise and my thing to these young men is that so as long as you are behaving yourself, you are not out there squeezing any trigger or lurking to find anyone to shoot, I will work with you. But if you are out there and you are lurking and you are squeezing trigger, then don't expect to be treated in the same manner as those who are not doing it."

Williams says they will have a follow up session where attendance will not be mandatory.