Rally Set For Quick Arrest Of Murderer Of St. Lucia Soccer Star
September 3, 2010
CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. Sept. 3, 2010: Saint Lucians are planning to rally this afternoon in Brooklyn to call for the quick arrest of the murderer of their soccer star, Isidore Phillip Tisson.
The rally is set for today, Friday, September 3rd from 6 p.m. at the scene of the crime on Utica Avenue near Carroll Street in Brooklyn, NY.
Mathias Wilkie, chairman of the Saint Lucia House Foundation, explained: `We are calling on witnesses to come forward with whatever information which they may have, as this will aid in speedy arrests.`
The rally, organized by the Saint Lucia House Foundation in New York in collaboration with a number of other New York-based St Lucian organizations, is focused on getting as many Saint Lucian nationals and friends of Saint Lucia to come on out in large numbers and sending a message to the person or persons responsible that they will not rest until justice is served, organizers said in a statement yesterday.
Pastor Gilford Monrose, assistant PRO of the Saint Lucia House Foundation said `the NYPD have been mobilized and are doing everything in their power to see speedy results, but they do need the assistance of everyone on the ground with any kind of information.`
The rally comes on the heels of the memorial prayer vigil at the Saint Lucia House Foundation where some 300 gathered to remember Tisson, 27.
Tisson died from gunshot wounds to his head in a car on Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, early Monday morning, hours after scoring the goal that sent the Saint Lucia Soccer team to the finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. His death came just moments after he left a Brooklyn club where he had been partying with friends.
Meanwhile, an account has been set up at Chase bank to allow persons who wish to contribute toward the burial of Tisson. The Saint Lucia House Foundation is hoping that with generous contributions, the family will not have to bear any expenses toward the burial of Tisson, whose body is set to be returned to his native land.
Donations can be made to the St. Lucia House Foundation, account number: 2965950724.
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