Witnesses told police there were 80 to 100 young people in the stands watching a scheduled under-16 league game when a male walked in off the street, suddenly pulled a handgun and fired twice, killing 16-year-old Charles Trotman.
Trotman, who lived nearby on Thompson Street, was hit in the chest and the knee. He was a student at the city's Boone School where teens with a history of behavior problems are regularly sent.
The King Center reopened briefly this morning then shutdown before noon, sending many away disappointed - reflecting on the life and violence in these mean streets.
The center will be closed on Sunday according to recreation department authorities. But it will be open on Monday when various activities are scheduled on the Martin Luther King holiday.
The police search for Charles Trotman's killer continues.
