THE Allman Town police were last night trying to locate three men accused of shooting up a bus carrying Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters Thursday, injuring four people.

The four – two men aged 19 and 20 and two women, aged 35 and 28 – were among a bus load of JLP supporters from Woodford Park in the hotbed constituency of South East St Andrew on Thursday night who were travelling to a rally in Swallowfield when they were allegedly attacked.

The police reported that the bus with labourites was travelling through a known People’s National Party (PNP) stronghold at Anderson Road when it was fired on, injuring four of the passengers. They were all taken to hospital, where three were admitted and the other treated and released.

Yesterday, JLP caretaker for the constituency, Joan Gordon-Webley, described the attack as “very sad” and blamed persons dressed in PNP shirts for the attack.

“Everybody saw them dressed in their shirts. Someone came out in the road and bent down to pick up something and the bus came to a halt. It was at that time the shots started firing,” Gordon-Webley told the Observer.

She pleaded with her supporters to exercise restraint. “Do not get into anything untoward,” she said.

The police, in the meantime, said shots were also fired from the bus carrying the labour party supporters.

A policeman who lives at Anderson Road was reportedly shot at by persons in the bus and he allegedly returned fire.

“His car was driving behind the bus and shots were fired into it. He returned the fire but it seems both sides were firing at each other as other persons may have been firing at the bus,” an officer at the Allman Town Police Station said yesterday.

In a release to the media yesterday, incumbent MP for the constituency, Maxine Henry-Wilson, condemned the shootings and urged the police to thoroughly investigate the matter.

“We abhor all acts of violence and regret that persons were injured in the incident,” the MP said.

The incident comes two weeks after Gordon-Webley and Henry-Wilson met with political ombudsman Herro Blair, in a bid to maintain peace in the constituency which is expected to be a closely contested one in the upcoming general elections.

According to Gordon-Webley, she and her opposite number have agreed to organise a peace walk through the constituency to demonstrate their commitment to a peaceful elections and campaigning.

No date has been set for the peace walk.