A 48 hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Kingston Western police division.
The boundaries of the curfew are north from the intersection of Maxfield Avenue and Barnes Avenue to Greenwich Street; east along Greenwich Street, onto First Street with an imaginary line to Spanish Town Road and south along Spanish Town Road to the intersection of Maxfield Avenue.
Senior Superintendent Michael Phipps, the commanding officer for the police division, explained that the curfew was imposed to in response to a surge in gang violence in the community of Rose Town.
He said there has been an upsurge in murders and shootings in the Trench Town policing area and that intelligence is suggesting that there is heightened tension within the community.
According to SSP Phipps, there has been a recent upsurge in gang activities between rival gangs in the area, resulting in one murder and two shootings within the last 48 hours.
Furthemore, he said, the police have received information that rival gang members are planning to launch reprisal attacks.
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