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Detectives in St. Ann were kept busy over the Independence holiday, as murders in the parish inched up to 23 since the start of the year.
In the first instance, a man was gunned down at the popular White River Village in full view of patrons around 5 p.m.
He has been identified as 31-year-old Romardo Hunter, a raftsman of Boscobel, St. Mary, who was standing in the vicinity of the rafting village with a group of men.
It's reported that a gunman approached him from behind a concealed area and opened fire hitting Hunter in the side.
Hunter was taken to St. Ann's Bay Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
In the second incident, police say a licensed firearm holder is to face charges after a fatal shooting at the Priory Beach on Independence Day.
The deceased man is 39-year-old Julio Henry of Columbus Drive at Seville Heights in St. Ann's Bay.
It's reported that minutes after 7 p.m., the licensed firearm holder was out of the beach with his family when he got into an argument with a man who brandished a machete.
The man attacked the firearm holder who pulled his 9mm pistol and fired three shots towards the man. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Hours later in Tanglewood in St. Ann's Bay, detectives were called to another crime scene about 10:45 p.m.
The deceased is 25-year-old Damian Thompson of Papaya Close at Mansfield Heights in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
Residents reported hearing gunshots and alerted the police.
The police say Thompson was found with gunshot wounds to the upper body.
It is also reported that Thompson was on a curfew order and should have been at home at the time when the shooting took place.
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