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Related: About this forumQuite possibly the worst mass shooting in Jamaica
happened last night. Eight killed, nine injured at a birthday bingo party.
They are saying gang related. I suspect political gang.
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240812/victims-clarendon-mass-shooting-identified
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Quite possibly the worst mass shooting in Jamaica (Original Post)
malaise
Aug 2024
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spooky3
(36,413 posts)1. Sorry to hear this. :-( nt
LoisB
(9,020 posts)2. Gracious! Including a 7 year-old among the fatalities. One can only hope the perpetrators will be caught and
the injured healed. My sympathies to the friends and families.
malaise
(278,771 posts)4. A baby is among the injured
Madness
LoisB
(9,020 posts)8. Heartbreaking.
Diamond_Dog
(35,159 posts)5. This is insanity and it makes me furious.
malaise
(278,771 posts)6. And we don't make guns
Too sad
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(10,478 posts)7. terrible.
70sEraVet
(4,235 posts)9. Sorry that this disease is spreading to your homeland, malaise
My heart goes out to the families and to the wounded.
malaise
(278,771 posts)10. Oh we have serious gun violence but mass shootings are rare
There may have been two other ones that were pretty bad - Ill check tomorrow
Judi Lynn
(162,542 posts)11. Had enough time left over to make another stop and kill 2 more people. Wow.
What a shame.
No community should have to live with fear like this.
Thanks for sharing this information.
There are a lot of suffering people who were not prepared for such violence against them.