East Kingston residents protest police treatment...."Since gunmen killed three men in the area on Wednesday police dem come in di area and a pressure di youth dem, but them not going out to look for who carried out the attacks in the area," said one man, who was among the dozens of residents protesting on Windward Road.

Saturday, October 25, 2014    

NOISE erupted in East Kingston yesterday as residents voiced their disgust at how the police were handling the investigation into Wednesday night's deadly shootings by gunmen in the area.

The residents claimed that since the attack, which left three men dead and several others injured, young men in the area were being unfairly targeted while it appeared that no attempt was being made to collar the killers

Police patrol a street in Rockfort, east Kingston on Thursday,
 a day after three men were shot dead by gunmen in the
 community. (PHOTO: GARFIELD ROBINSON)

"Since gunmen killed three men in the area on Wednesday police dem come in di area and a pressure di youth dem, but them not going out to look for who carried out the attacks in the area," said one man, who was among the dozens of residents protesting on Windward Road.

They threatened to block the thoroughfare if the police did not change their approach.

Yesterday, the police said that the protest followed the detention of two men from the area. They, however, assured the residents that their rights would be upheld as they continue their investigation.

"What happened is that police went to the area and apprehended two men," a senior detective told the Jamaica Observer. "Since then we have visited the area and spoken to the residents and assured them that we will be working to maintain a professional relationship with residents but at the same time will also be executing our duties to ensure that law and order is maintained," he added. more