Where is Kelvin Usher? That is the question on everyone's mind tonight - searches continued today in the Lucky Strike area yet there is still not trace of the 17 year old Sixth Form Student 72 hours after he bolted from police.
And the public is growing impatient and angry: today about 90 protesters - led mostly by Kelvin's students and peers - gathered on the Belcan Bridge to demand answers from authorities, mainly the GSU.
There is a thick cloud of speculation that the GSU had something to do with Usher's disappearance. The group expressed that sentiment with bitter anger today. Courtney Weatherburne reports.
Courtney Weatherburne reporting
What started as a two man demonstration on the Belcan Bridge...
Protestors chanting
"We want answers. We want answers."
Erupted into a band of passionate protesters - all in Kelvin Usher's name.
Justin Usher, Friend
"Today I am out here because we need to make a start to finding answers and this is a start and I can assure you this is not the end of it. We will be having more protests coming along the way but we need answers and we are demanding answers and we want the public behind us."
And behind them were mostly Kelvin Usher's SJC friends and concerned citizens. They circled the Belcan Bridge a couple times. The police were also monitoring the group and regulating the heavy mid-day traffic.
Other officers were on the bridge and standing by in the SAVE U parking lot - preparing for any violent outbreak.
There was none, the crowd kept walking and chanting loudly, until after 1:00, when it seemed like they were all dispersing.
But it wasn't over at all- they took their protest unto Freetown Road, then unto North Front Street. Over the Swing Bridge unto Albert Street. Then making a stop in front of the Queen Street Police Station.
That went on for a while as the police stood behind the gates looking on at the raging crowd.
Justin Usher, Friend
"It is an unfortunate situation what is happening and it starts from the police department because as they say the father was there and he knew what happened and he saw that the police was the last one that was in contact with his son so we are demanding answers from the Police department or the GSU whoever it is the people that were there on duty we want a full investigation on them."
After getting their message across loud and clear to the police. The police finally came out to scoot them aside so the vehicles could pass.
But that didn't stop them either, they kept on walking under the blazing sun back to Belcan Bridge where they started. It was quite a long drag all afternoon but Usher's friends say it is all about love, hope and a desperate need for answers.
Angelique Baltazar, Friend
"That was our friend, he was loved by many and if we don't speak up it will just turn to nothing and it is so hard breaking because we just want answers."
Jasmine Castillo, Friend
"Just because of the situation that he is in and where they found him don't cast your judgments upon him because of where you found him try to find out more about and understand the person he is and understand why we want him home because he is a really nice person and everyone at school and all his friends really miss him."
Justin Usher, Friend
"I believe that hope is there and I have faith, we have to keep our faith as a nation and together we have to stand in solidarity and in unity because we are the people of this nation."
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