LAWD. I only just found out about the shooting at Big Wall. I was AT Big Wall. I left before the gunshots — bless — but I am only hearing now because my cousin who went to medical school and won’t stop correcting people texted me this morning with a very calm explanation of why I should reconsider attending outdoor events in Kingston.

Anyway. I am fine. The American visitor who was hit is apparently facing possible permanent injury. I am sending prayers and also a note to myself about situational awareness.

THE SHOOTING I ALMOST WITNESSED

From what the papers are saying, two people got shot at Ranny Williams. An American woman is describing it as deeply traumatic. Organisers issued a statement expressing deep concern. Police say it’s early days for charges. I say it’s never early days for the question of how someone brought a gun into a major entertainment event, but that’s just me, Cousin Leroy, from the Bronx, with opinions.

THE BOY ON THE ROOFTOP

A 13-year-old in Trelawny is in hospital right now with life-threatening injuries because a police officer shot him while he was sitting on a rooftop. The officer was inside a bar. I have read this three times. I am still reading it.

DOMINO’S PIZZA UPDATE

New master franchisee. I didn’t know there WAS a master franchisee situation with Domino’s Jamaica. I thought you just ordered the pizza and it arrived. Apparently there is a whole corporate structure. The pizza is the same. The company above it changed. This is how business works. My cousin who went to business school would understand this better than me.

NEGRIL DOESN’T HAVE AN AMBULANCE

Negril. The tourist town. The famous resort. Has been without a functional ambulance for SEVERAL MONTHS. I am looking up flights to Negril for next month. I am now looking at those flights differently. A repaired unit is “expected.” Not yet there. Expected.

THE WORLD CUP THING

A man named Zun said Jamaica built a side, not a team. This sounds like something you say at a sports bar. I do not know what it means. I am nodding.

I AM VERY GLAD I LEFT BIG WALL WHEN I DID

That is the main thing. I am in my hotel. I am fine. I am reconsidering my schedule for the rest of this trip.

Cousin Leroy is a fictional Bronx-based Jamaican-American correspondent covering real Jamaican news events with the urgency of someone who was almost at the scene of several of them.