UPDATE | Police hunting killers in Balcombe Drive double murder

Assistant Commissioner of Police Damion Manderson, the commanding officer for the St Andrew South Division, says investigators are working to unravel the deadly gun attack on Balcombe Drive in Olympic Gardens and track down those responsible.

Two men were killed and another person injured in the brazen attack on Sunday night, leaving residents fearful as a strong police presence was maintained in the area on Monday.

The killings come amid a significant decline in Jamaica’s overall murder figures, with National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang reporting to Parliament last week that up to October 6, there was a 24 per cent reduction compared with the same period last year.