GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — The Hanover police are getting help from the Major Investigations Division as they probe three murders committed in Green Island on Tuesday night. A 61-year-old man was killed in the first incident, followed by a man and woman killed a short time later.

The murders took place in Harding Hall, a usually quiet community in the Green Island Police Division which has recently become a challenge for law enforcers.

Unconfirmed reports are that all three were employed at a mega construction site in the parish.

“Currently, some intense investigation is underway. The Major Investigations Division is giving us some support where this is concerned but our teams are investigating and seeing what we can actually analyse and get on the ground. We are also asking the citizens of Hanover to cooperate with us so as to help us solve these murders,” said head of Police Area One, Assistant Commissioner Glenford Miller.

In the first incident, labourer Melvin “Run-tings” Davis was shot and killed at his house in Harding Hall about 10:30 pm. According to the police, Davis was at home when he was attacked by armed men who opened gunfire, hitting him in the upper body.

Approximately 25 minutes later a woman and a man were killed at their house. Their relationship was not disclosed. The two have been identified as 45-year-old Andre Colley, otherwise called “Backhoe”, an electrician of Harding Hall, Green Island, Hanover and 43-year-old Stacey Ann Williams, otherwise called “Sandy”, a labourer of Shettlewood in the eastern end of the parish.

A police report around 10:55 pm the two were at home when men armed with handguns opened fire at them.

“From the police’s perspective we cannot say now that both incidents are related but they actually happened in close proximity to time to each other and they actually happened in the same district,” said ACP Miller.

A disheartened Member of Parliament (MP) for Hanover Western Tamika Davis said the incidents have come at a time when the parish has seen a reduction in murders.

“We hope it is what it is, and it is not the start of something in this usually peaceful and quiet community,” said the MP, who is encouraging residents to remain calm.

“I want to encourage citizens who would have seen or heard anything, or know anything, to help the police because that is the best way that we can help… whatever information [you have, share it]. Do not determine [on your own] that it may not be helpful. Tell it to the police, your pastor, or an attorney. You can come to my office and let us see if it goes anywhere,” encouraged Davis who is an attorney-at-law.