Father of twin boys among four killed in Clarendon

The victims in this morning's quadruple murder in Summerfield, Clarendon have been identified.

Among them is Varrel 'Harry'  Manning, whose 12-year-old twin boys walked despondently along the crime scene, unaware of the tragedy that befell their father.

The other victims are Manning's cousin, Theo Manning, 44-year-old Kish Brown; a shop operator of Line Road,  and a man known only as 'Rasta' or 'Tumpa'.

Residents say the men were at a karaoke event at the Genesis Lounge and Grill complex, when tragedy unfolded.

Reports are that about 1:15 a.m., residents reportedly heard explosions and summoned the police.

On arrival of the lawmen, two of the men were seen lying outside a cook shop with gunshot wounds, and the other two found inside the shop, also gunshot wounds.

The men were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Investigators say more than 30 spent casing had so far been retrieved from the scene.

Meanwhile, acting assistant commissioner of police in charge of Area three, Glenford Miller, is urging venue owners and operators to desist from operating beyond regulated hours.

"Once it is the cut off time for your establishment to close, close your establishment. Abide by the law, [and] to the persons that keep parties, when it is the cut off time for the parties, shut down the parties," charged Miller.

The police are asking anyone with information to make an anonymous report to Crime

Up to September 30, Clarendon had seen an 18.6 per cent increase in murders, having recorded 83 homicides compared to 70 killings over the 2022 corresponding period.

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