| Five Killed by Jamaica Police |
By BBC - Caribbean
January 29, 2007
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| Police in Montego Bay have killed five men they suspect are members of a gang responsible for a number of killings in the town. |
News reports from Montego Bay describe a fierce gunfight in broad daylight between the police and a number of armed men.
They say the men were driving a car, and they'd refused to stop when challenged.
The police say they have dented the
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| operations of the gang, which they think is largely responsible for the 27 murders in and around the town since the start of the year. |
| "The gang was wanted in connection with several cases of shootings, robberies and murders committed in the parish," said Superintendent Wilford Gayle. |
| Last week, gunmen shot and killed 6 people although it's not clear whether any of the men was responsible. |
| The police and politicians have expressed concern about rising violent crime in Jamaica's second town, normally quiet by comparison to the capital Kingston. |
| St. James, the parish of which Montego Bay is a part, has recorded the most killings this year. |
| Police said they also recovered four guns; a .25 guardian automatic, a 9mm semi-automatic, a homemade shotgun and a imitation revolver. |
| The killings shattered the weekend mood of Montego Bay, which had been filled to bursting with tourists after a weekend jazz festival. |
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