Gunmen kill two in Greater Portmore

A fight for control of turf in the middle-income community of 5 East in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, has been blamed by residents for the brutal daylight murders of two men yesterday. The dead men have been identified as 24-year-old Kevin Mussington, also called 'Super', and the other only by his dancehall alias 'Bentley'.

24 years old Kevin Mussington

Police report that about 11:00 am the two men and others were sitting under a tree when two armed men approached them and started shooting wildly. The group scampered for cover and when the shooting stopped, Mussington and Bentley were found bleeding profusely while lying face down on a pathway in the community. They were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Mussington was a janitor at Hi-Tech Chemicals in Kingston and had just returned home from his night shift duty and was pulling out his corn rows when the attack occurred. "Him was pulling out him hair and the two man walk up and stand up for a little while before one of the youths bawl out 'run' and them start run. The man dem start shoot up the place. The two of them got shot from behind," one obviously shaken resident told the Jamaica Observer. Mussington was shot in the back of the head while 'Bentley' suffered from multiple gunshot wounds.

The residents claim that the killers live in the community and have been making moves to establish a 'donman' rule. Their moves have been resisted by some persons in 5 East who are determined not to allow the criminal element to have them under their heel. "All of us have lived here since here was bush. We have worked hard to buy our homes and now these young, worthless criminals want to dictate to us how to live our lives. That is why they came and killed those two young men this morning. But we will not relent to the heartless beasts," one resident said.

Another resident said one of the killers, who was dressed in a pink plaid shirt, calmly walked to a section of the community after the shooting, made a phone call and was greeted by two men before walking to a nearby bus stop at East Mid Street. "Him shouldn't kill 'Super' cause him know seh the youth not involved in any vibes with them. Him just trying to prove seh him wicked, but him time soon come," another resident said. 'Bentley' was a budding dancehall singer who was also in the wrong place at the wrong time. "None of them deserved to die like that. It was wicked act," the resident added. Police report that this is the fourth murder in 5 East in recent times