Caretaker candidate for North East St. Andrew Stacey Knight has called on the relevant authorities to take immediate, decisive action to restore peace and provide meaningful support to the Barbican / Grants Pen community.

This in the wake of the shooting of 3 persons, 2 of them fatally, on Thursday.

Dead are 41-year-old Roy Rookwood of Kintyre and Makerre Ashley, otherwise known as Mumma, of Barbican.

The third person remains hospitalised.

In the wake of the incident, the police imposed a curfew and beefed up their presence in the community.

This in a bid to prevent any counter reprisal attacks.

It’s theorised that the shooting is another in a series of reprisal attacks in recent weeks, with a man from a neighbouring community being shot dead, and Ashley’s son being killed, last week.

In a statement, Knight lamented that relatives of Ashley, who were preparing for the funeral of her son, this weekend, now have to plan another funeral, for her.

Knight said Ashely’s murder has left another shattered family and community struggling to cope with yet another senseless act of violence.

She noted that the chain of retaliatory killings is no solution as it only breeds fear and further destabilises the area.

The caretaker wants the authorities to, among other things, implement community-based programmes focused on conflict resolution, values and attitudes, which will rebuild trust and strengthen family life.