SEVENTEEN-year-old Zwade Alleyne, a promising footballer from Arima North Secondary School, has taken a turn for the worse following a tragic shooting.

Doctors at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex have reported a significant slowing of his heart rate and have advised the family, now gathered at his bedside, to prepare for the worst.

Alleyne was struck by a stray bullet just metres away from the front door of his Building 12 home in Maloney Gardens on May 10. The bullet entered near his left ear and exited through the back of his head. He has remained in critical condition since the shooting.