Senior law enforcement sources have described an alarming rise in coordinated gun attacks involving heavily armed groups moving with military-like precision across several parishes.

The concern follows a spate of shootings and murders over the past eight months in which four or more gunmen reportedly travelled in motor vehicles, launched targeted attacks, and fled before law enforcement could respond.

Speaking on condition of anonymity after the fatal police shooting of five men in the Bog Walk Gorge on Tuesday, senior investigators told The Gleaner that a disturbing pattern is emerging in major crimes across the island.