Street Figure, Roger Anthony, denies knowledge of rivalry with George Street

As we said, on Sunday night, a pair of gunmen stormed a graduation party at the Brown Sugar Mall and indiscriminately let loose a volley of shots at a number of unsuspecting guests.  While most were able to scramble to safety, five persons, including Kirk Smith Junior were injured.  Smith Junior was shot in the head and back.  It is unclear what may have led to the near-fatal shooting.  What we do know is that the party was attended by Roger Anthony. This afternoon, Anthony spoke off-camera with News Five and gave a brief account of what transpired.

Voice of: Roger Anthony, Parent of High School Graduate

“We have a graduation party fu my daughter, ih graduate Saturday so we have wahn party Sunday and two gunman just cohn and just open fire pan di crowd, you know, check.  Wah couple man get shot yo dig.”

Isani Cayetano

Kirk Smith Jr.

“Was this the result of some ongoing issue or are you aware of who these individuals are or did you just come under random attack, or the party sorry, came under random attack by these young men?”

Voice of: Roger Anthony

“Well it’s just a random attack, you know.  We are gang members and we have, according to society, we have beef wid everybody soh I noh really know who [was behind it] yo dig, check.  Weh dehn come from or if da ol’ time thing just come back to we or whateva yo dig check.  Dehn just pick da deh time fi cohn and just cohn shoot up di party yo dig.”

Isani Cayetano

“Do you know any of the two young men who came to the party on Sunday night, or one of the young men, Kirk Smith, who is still hospitalized with gunshot injuries?”

Voice of: Roger Anthony

“No.  I noh know dehn mein, I noh know di bredda, fus time me sih dehn yo dig check.  First time I sih dehn OG, just cohn, somebody set dehn fi cohn do weh dehn do and ih just happen yo undastand.  We just wah continue live wid it yo dig check.”