Father and son killed in Manchester

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Detectives up to early Friday morning were processing a double murder scene where a father and son were killed in New Forest, Manchester.

A police source said the men were gunned down after their hands were bound about midnight in an attack near their home in the south Manchester community.

One of the murder victims has been identified only by his artiste name Fido.

Police have yet to establish a clear motive into the incident.

Statistics from the police show that up to Sunday, May 31, Manchester recorded 14 murders compared to eight for the corresponding period last year.

This latest incident has pushed the number of murders recorded in the parish to 16 since the start of the year.