“It is an internal feud that exists among family members on this side of Mount Carey. Since the beginning of the year we have had three murders that are linked to this family as it relates to the feuding that is taking place.”
The most recent murder was that of 34-year-old sound-system operator Neto Murray, who died in hospital Tuesday morning after he was shot by a group of men who pounced upon him while he was on his way to a shop along a section of a roadway in the community about 8:10 pm.
Murray was not biologically connected to any member of the divided family, but was said to have been killed because of his association with the sound system, allegedly operated by a member of one of the rival factions.
Following Murray’s killing, there has been a steady exodus of some family members from the community, who expressed fear for their lives.
As a result, three houses are now vacant in the community.
“We can confirm that some of the family members have left the area,” the divisional commander revealed.
SSP McGregor, who led the police on a tour of the community on Tuesday, urged the residents to end the tit-for-tat killing and allow the police to carry out their work. “I want to appeal to the family members to now leave it to the police, because it is obvious that they can’t settle the differences that they are having within the family,” SSP McGregor implored.
He also released the identities of some men who hail from the community who he said might be able to assist the police in their probe into the ongoing feud.
They are: Shevaughn McPherson, also called ‘Paulo’; Stevon Wynter, also called ‘Baba’; Stephen Morgan, Oshane McPherson, also called ‘Reds’ or ‘One Don’; Oshane Walker, also called ‘Size Ten, and Stitch’, as well as others who go by the aliases of Chicken, Baffamet, Boysie and Breddie.
McGregor said in addition to the Police Community Safety team, other agencies have been approached to work with the grieving family members. more
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