Foreign criminals involved in Jamaica mass shooting, says PM Holness

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has confirmed that criminals overseas and other individuals currently incarcerated in Jamaica were behind the mass shooting that claimed the lives of eight people in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, late Sunday.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force today revised the number of people who received injuries to 11. The total number of people shot was 19. So far, only one person has been treated and released from hospital.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday morning, Holness described the killings as an attack on every Jamaican and an act of terror. “We know that persons overseas are involved and connected in this act. We know that persons who are incarcerated presently have connections in this act. We know that multiple gangs are connected and involved in this act,” said Holness.

Holness vowed to hold those responsible accountable, stating, “Every gang, every person who in any way facilitated, provided the arms, or were involved and pulled the trigger themselves, we will find you … We will not treat this as another criminal act, we will treat this as an act of terror.”