By Sue-Ann Wayow
ANOTHER shooting incident near a primary school has left children and staff traumatised.
Police reports are that around 8.05 am on Monday, a 30-year-old man dropped off his son at the Cumaca RC Primary School when he observed a man he knew running towards him on the roadway.
Detectives learned that the parent retreated unto the compound of the school where he was pursued by an armed man who allegedly fired several shots in his direction. The parent later felt a burning sensation to his right arm. The suspect then escaped.
Police are currently searching for the suspect who escaped through a nearby cemetery.
A report of shooting with intent was made to the Valencia Police Post who responded and took the injured man to hospital.
The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) in a media release stated that no pupils or staff were injured during the incident and school was dismissed for the day.
The Victim and Witness Support Unit of the TTPS is also partnering with local police as well as the school to provide psychosocial support to all affected in the incident.
And according to Ministry of Education officials, personnel from its Student Support Services were called in to engage the pupils on Monday and will return on Tuesday to provide support, especially those that heard the shots, with the necessary support mechanisms.
The Ministry of Education has also indicated that teachers will receive support from Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), the TTPS release stated.
