Police identify 2 shooting victims

Police have identified two of the three people killed in an early morning shooting in The City.

They are Kawanee Akobi Lashley, 24, of Glebe Land, St John, and Chaubhri Antonio Cordle-Gonbin, 24, of lot 64, 4th Avenue, Green Hills, St Michael.

The third person killed in the shooting remains unidentified.

Police say the shooting happened just before 2 a.m. at Majestic Bar on Nelson Street.

Three people died at the scene while six others sustained gunshot wounds and were receiving treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).

Police say two other males with injuries were treated at the scene.

According to police, a number of people were patronizing the bar when three masked men armed with firearms entered and fired a number of shots.

Police Commissioner Richard Boyce has extended condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wished the injured a full and speedy recovery.