A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Nannyville, in the St. Andrew Central police division, in response to a flare-up of violence in the area.
The curfew began at 8 a.m., Sunday and will remain in effect until 8 a.m., Tuesday.
Two men were fatally shot in a deadly gang conflict and a police officer was seriously wounded when a team responded to the violence.
Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth, commanding officer for the St. Andrew Central police division, told Radio Jamaica News that the deceased were members of rival gangs in the community.
The boundaries of the curfew are: south along Nanny Boulevard from Mountain View Avenue; west along Statue Road from Nanny Boulevard; north along Statue Road from Mountain View Avenue and east along Mountain View Avenue from Nanny Boulevard to Statue Road.
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