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A State of Public Emergency has been declared in Rockfort and other areas within the Kingston East Division.
The government says this is in response to Monday evening's act of terror that has disrupted the peace and safety of residents of Rockfort.
Five people were killed and two wounded when they were shot while attending a football match in the Pleasant Heights community.
On the western side, the boundary of the SOE extends in a northerly direction from the intersection of Michael Manley Boulevard and South Camp Road, then continues north-easterly along Vineyard Road then on to the end of Diana Drive.
The northern boundary extends in an easterly direction from Diana Drive to Lexington Avenue, then on to Deanery Road to the intersection to Mountain View Avenue. The boundary then extends easterly along an imaginary irregular line to the shared parish border of St. Andrew and St. Thomas.
The eastern boundary extends in a southerly direction along the shared parish border of St. Andrew and St. Thomas to the coast and the southern boundary extends westerly along the coast of St. Andrew, then along the Kingston coastline to the intersection of South Camp Road and Michael Manley Boulevard.
The Office of the Prime Minister says a thorough assessment by the security forces indicates that the elevated levels of violent criminal activity within the designated areas are of such severity and scale that they pose a significant threat to public safety.
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