Jamaica PM condemns triple murder and arson in Kidd Lane

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has condemned a violent shooting and arson attack in Kidd Lane, St Andrew, which resulted in the deaths of three people. The victims have been identified as 30-year-old Lashane Ellis, her one-year-old son Kaheel Daley, and 39-year-old Kimeisha Gibson.

According to reports, armed men entered the residence occupied by Ellis and her son, opened fire, and set the building ablaze. The attackers then moved to a neighboring house, where they shot and killed Gibson. Firefighters from the Trench Town Fire Station later extinguished the blaze, after which the remains of the woman and infant were discovered inside the damaged property.

Prime Minister Holness described the incident as “an assault on the sensibilities of the entire nation, spreading fear through criminal terror.” He has instructed the Minister of National Security to treat the matter with intense attention. The Jamaica Constabulary Force is conducting a murder investigation, with reports indicating that police are seeking 11 persons of interest in connection with the attack.