Before the fatal shooting of Brit Sean Patterson a violent war between heavily armed gangs and cops has plagued the idyllic Jamaican town of St James.
The 33-year-old personal trainer’s death is the first in the Montego Bay parish this year after the town was dubbed Jamaica’s murder capital in 2022.
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force recorded 198 homicides in the town alone last year after authorities vowed to tackle the “well-funded” and “heavily armed gangsters” it believed were behind the violent murders.
The gangs have been waging a violent war often over petty disputes, with access to brutal weapons such as deadly AK-47s and high-powered M-16 assault rifles.
The gang’s sickening arsenals can be seen in clips believed to have been posted by bragging members on a YouTube channel that ‘exposes’ criminal activity.
The Jamaican blogger, known as Politricks Watch, who shared the footage told The Sun that gangs are so well-funded they carry out drive-by shootings in luxury cars.
Across St James police have been desperately trying to shut down organised crime groups such as the G-City Gang,…
