Residents of Reid’s Pen, Old Braeton, in Portmore, St. Catherine are being urged to end their silence on last evening’s double murder in the community.

35-year-old Anita Mills and 40-year-old Dimitri McKenzie were shot and killed by unknown assailants.

Head of the St. Catherine South Police, Deputy Superintendent Michael Campbell told IRIE FM News last evening that the residents are tight-lipped about the incident, which is hampering the progress of the investigation.

Noting that reducing crime and violence in the area is a community effort, he is appealing to residents to work with the police.

He is also reminding residents that they can provide lawmen with information about this and other incidents anonymously.