Members of the security forces were kept busy last night into this morning following a number of shootings and murders.
Three persons were fatally shot during an attack in Bull Bay, St Andrew last night.
The deceased have been identified as a 68-year-old mason, Isaac Ashton, and 39-year-old construction worker, Alrick Ashton, both of Taylor Land in Nine Miles, Bull Bay.
The third victim is known only by his alias, 'Narco'.
A statement from the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), said about 9:15 pm, the men were travelling in a Toyota Starlet motorcar along the Cane River main road, when gunmen opened fire on the vehicle, hitting all three men in the vehicle.
The attackers escaped on foot in the area.
The motorcar subsequently crashed into a wall.
The police were alerted, and on their arrival, the bodies were seen with multiple gunshot wounds.
Radio Jamaica News was informed that an ongoing gang conflict has led to the murder of several persons in the area in the last week.
And the St Catherine South Police are probing the fatal shooting of a taxi operator along the Hellshire main road this morning.
The driver was found dead in his vehicle with bullet wounds sometime after eight o'clock.
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