KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Police are investigating the deaths of four people, who were killed when unidentified gunmen shot up a bar on Monday night in Bethel Town, Westmoreland, the westernmost parish in Jamaica, located on the south side of the island.
The authorities said that four others were injured in the incident and have identified those killed as 41-year-old tiler Damion Baker; Odane Scott, otherwise called ‘Moses’; Rocky Lawrence and an unidentified man, who is reported to be an accomplice of the gunmen.
The police said that the incident occurred at around 10.20 pm (local time) when a vehicle with the gunmen inside drove up to the bar and fired upon the patrons.
The police said on arrival, they found eight persons suffering from gunshot wounds. The injured persons were taken to hospital where the four men were confirmed dead on arrival while the others were admitted.
The police have given no motive for the second mass killings in Jamaica this year.
In August, gunmen killed eight people and injured nine others at a party in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, south of here.
For the period, January 1 to September 21, this year, Jamaica recorded 842 murders down from 1,013 for the same period last year.
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