Additional police personnel have been deployed to Spanish Town in St. Catherine, Jamaica in an attempt to quell the upsurge in violence in the old capital.
More than 11 people were killed across the parish yesterday.
As a result, yesterday in Parliament, the Member of Parliament for South Central St Catherine, Sharon-Hay Webster called for the state of emergency, currently limited to Kingston and St. Andrew to be extended to St. Catherine.
Mrs. Hay-Webster says she has been in contact with the Commissioner of police Owen Ellington who has since instructed that more members of the security forces be sent to sections of St. Catherine.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Hay-Webster is also encouraging the security forces to show respect and regard for the human rights of citizens in the event the state of emergency is extended to St. Catherine.