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Deputy Superintendent Carey Duncan, head of the Manchester Police
By Kimone Witter
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says with lottery scamming identified as the motive behind some of the recent murders and shootings in Manchester, he will be having discussions with the Police Commissioner and Minister of National Security to ensure the scheme and its spin-off effects do not take hold in the parish.
The Manchester Police have said outside influences are behind some of the incidents, including the mass shooting in the Mandeville Town centre last Friday.
A man and a woman were killed and five other people wounded. The police say the man was the target of the attack.
Prime Minister Holness was on Wednesday briefed by Commanding Officer Deputy Superintendent Carey Duncan on the strategies implemented to curb the violence in the parish.
Mr. Holness expressed concern that the peaceful character of Manchester is changing and urged DSP Duncan to use all available crime fighting resources.
Meanwhile, DSP Duncan said the 48-hour curfews in place in several areas will continue until the violence is cauterised.
Porus, Clarks Town, Redberry, Trinity, Mandeville, May Day, New Hall, and surrounding areas are under curfew.
"These curfews are...important in order to clamp down on some activities that we have been having. So I just want to ask the general public to just be understanding where we are concerned, just to know that whatever we are embarking on now is to make your communities safer and better," DSP Duncan appealed.
Restrictions have also been placed on the staging of entertainment events.
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