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22 year old Nicasio Zuniga was killed on Monday night not far from his home in the St Martin’s Area.  Today police charged the alleged gunman, 20 year old Keon Usher.  Officer Commanding Southside, Chester Williams told us about the rivalry that led to this murder:…

ACP Chester Williams - Commander, Southside
"Yesterday we formally arrested and charged one Keon Usher for the crime of murder."

Jules Vasquez
"Okay sir explain to me what forces are at play here in terms of what was Keon Usher's motive to kill Mr. Zuniga who was just returning from the shop."

ACP Chester Williams - Commander, Southside
"Like I have said before in previous interview we believe that the shooting was gang related. While Mr. Zuniga may not have been one of those person who are actively out there in gang activities he do associate himself with person who are involved in gang activities and I believe he was targetted for those persons that he associate himself with."

Jules Vasquez
"Now is there a special breed of gang violence in that area where people are targeted just for their neighbourhood and just for their friends who they grow up with who may indeed be gang affiliated?"

ACP Chester Williams - Commander, Southside
"I will not go as  far as saying that they are being targeted because of their neighbourhood but yes the second one which is that of their associate that may be the case yes; but I have also said time and time again that the St. Martins Depores area particularly the La Croix Boulevard and McKay Boulevard on that Complex Road area is very challenging to police. And it is challenging because of the different elements that live within the area. You find that there are instances where they're living in what each other would refer to as turf."

"And I will tell you that the people who are involved in these things are not the persons who have been a part of our mediation and we are trying to reach out to more of these young people but it is difficult because some of them we don't even know them. Mr. Zuniga per say I have never met him right so what we need to the Special Branch has been tasked to see how we can go deeper into these neighbourhoods and identify those persons who.. maybe even those who are not a part of but they are hanging out because they too are vulnerable."

Today, Keon Usher, a resident of a Chancellor Street, in the Coney Drive area appeared before Senior Magistrate, Sharon Fraser where he was read a single charge of murder.  He was remanded to Prison until January 17, 2017.