Seven shot, two fatally

Gunmen yesterday shot and killed two people in a barefaced shooting incident on Prince of Wales Street in Kingston and left five others nursing gunshot wounds at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).

The dead persons have been identified as Margaret Campbell, 26, of a National Heroes Circle address, and Lenroy Moreland, 23, of an unknown address.

Police reports are that the group of persons were at a premises on Prince of Wales Street when men came out of a white motor car and opened fire, hitting all seven. They were rushed to the KPH where Campbell and Moreland succumbed to their injuries.

The fatal incident caused a mild traffic build-up in some areas as police personnel diverted motorists from the area. Several onlookers, who had gathered and sheltered from the light showers under nearby trees, stared in disbelief as investigators processed the area. Though tight-lipped about the details of the shooting, many onlookers expressed their disgust and disbelief at the act, with one bystander saying that the occurrence was "a sad state of affairs" and showed the "disregard for life" now in the island.

Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Ronnie Thwaites, said the incident was a very unfortunate one and called on the police to increase their presence in the area.