Jerk vendors on the Red Hills Road's hip strip have been warned to vacate the area by 10 each night as tensions have risen between men from 100 Lane and Park Lane, which are reportedly on the brink of war.

The vendors were warned following last Saturday's fatal shooting of Donovan 'Shabba' Bryan, 29, an influential Park Lane resident. He was shot along with his brother, Fitzroy on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew.

At least one chicken vendor operating along the road has expressed concern over the 10 p.m. cut-off time. The vendor, who said he has been selling on the strip for years, says his customers do not come out until 11 p.m. at the earliest and the 'deadline', if enforced, will possibly affect his profits. "Well chicken man nuh trouble nobody still, so mi nah really fret," he said. "But the thing is the customers them nuh come out til' all midnight sometime, a dem time deh dem leave party, that is when we do business. So wid de 10 o'clock ting, mi nuh know."

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Carol McKenzie, Operations Officer at the St Andrew North Division, said that the Constant Spring police are well aware of the situation and are on the ball. "The area is very tense as a result of Saturday's incident and we are maintaining a presence and vigilance in the communities," he said. He continued to say the police have been having dialogue with both communities to see how best the situation can be controlled and normality restored.

According to police reports, tension has risen between both communities as one has accused the other of the shooting. Both men had reportedly gone to a bar along Constant Spring Road when the shooting took place. Reports are that they were dismounting the motorcycle they travelled on when a white Toyota Corolla motor car drove by and several shots were fired, hitting them.

Since then, tension has mounted between the adjacent Red Hills Road communities, resulting in a directive being sent out that all chicken vendors should clear the street by 10 each night.

When The Star visited both communities, residents pointed fingers at each other when asked who issued the 'deadline' to the chicken vendors along the strip. Residents from one community said the other was planning 'to take things to another level' which is why they ordered that the streets be cleared.