Two children killed, four injured in Craig Town shooting

Member of Parliament for South St Andrew, Mark Golding, yesterday described the killing of two teenagers and the injuring of five other children, including a six-year-old, as “an act of depraved violence”.

The incident, which happened yesterday morning in the community of Craig Town in the constituency, left a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old dead. Only the aliases of the dead teens were released up to press time – ‘Shine Head’ and ‘Dada’.

According to police sources, a reprisal for an earlier killing in Admiral Town may have led to the shooting of the children.

“It is indeed bewildering that such horrible violence is taking place at a time when our country is in an unprecedented public health crisis. It is my sincere wish that the community will cooperate fully with the police so that the culprits are speedily brought to justice,” Golding said.