KINGSTON, Jamaica – Gang warfare is said to be at the centre of Sunday’s double murder in the Boat Island community on Spanish Town Road, St Andrew.

Shakira Thomas, 20, and Tyler Taylor, a 21-year-old tiler, were shot dead during a brazen home invasion by heavily armed men in broad daylight.

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Police said gang members from Boat Island and surrounding areas of Kidd and Norman lanes, among others, have been conducting deadly attacks on their rivals and innocent family members.

A cause for concern, the police said, is that females from both sides have been targeted by the men, who know each other and their families very well.

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Monday morning’s fatal shooting of a businesswoman on Delamere Road in St Andrew is said to have resulted from the gang conflict.

According to the police, the woman was not involved in the conflict but was a family member of some of the people involved. She was seen, trailed and shot dead by gunmen.

Police say they have been maintaining a heavy presence in the community to ward off any more attacks.

In Sunday’s double murder, it was reported that around 3:45 pm, the two were at home when they were pounced on by a group of men all armed with handguns and rifles.

Police said the men opened fire at them, hitting Taylor in the head and Thomas multiple times in her upper body.