Richard Frederick
The recent execution of a 15-year-old male on Chaussee Road, Castries indicates that a few people seem hell-bent on continuing the perpetration of violence in the constituency.
Castries Central Member of Parliament (MP), Richard Frederick, told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) on Tuesday that while the shooting may be gang related, there was an assiduous effort to bring peace.
Frederick said in an effort to stop the gang violence, some males from Grass Street, invited other males from Wilton’s Yard, to have a peaceful social gathering, something that has never happened before.
“I must applaud the guys who organized it and for trying to bring peace to the area. But sadly for some people, there heads are just hard and they just want to continue on a trend that is not necessarily in sync with what the people want,” the Castries Central MP stated.
Frederick said he understands that the teenager went to the gathering that was organized by the Grass Street men and while returning home, he was shot seven times by two men from the area.
The MP expressed disappointment in the shooting, stating that the violence is not helpful to anyone.
“At the end of the day, it is totally intolerable. It should not have happened. Some of the youngsters believe that peace is not good enough for them, and they shot the young man,” he added.
Gregor Stephens, also known as ‘Boyo’, was shot around 2 a.m. Monday.
He sustained a gunshots to the liver, the stomach, one above the heart, one below the heart, one to the spine, one to the arm and two to the wrist.
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