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Children were scampering and crying for their mothers, while cricketers on a nearby field dropped flat.

That was the scene yesterday evening around 4:45 when gunshots rang out in Harrisons, St Lucy.

It was the second time in less than 12 hours that the peace of Sunday was shattered in the northern parish.

According to residents, about five gunmen in masks unleashed a series of rounds in the rural community. They assumed it was an act of vengeance to get back at the person(s) responsible for the death of Dexter “Hyper Hype” Lashley, of nearby Crab Hill, No. 2. (SB)

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