Four people were shot during the pre-dawn annual event, but the two fatalities were Tiarah Poyau, 22, and Tyreke Borel, 17. Although a certain vocal element immediately seized upon the opportunity to assail the usually peaceful Caribbean event and demand that it should be no more, others are calling for perspective.
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