Four men were shot, two of them fatally, in the vicinity of the stoplight in Priory, St Ann on Saturday evening.

The deceased have been identified as 42 year old Dwight Harrison a factory worker of River Head, in Moneague, and 38 year old Nicholas Dobson a labourer of Priory, both in St Ann.

Police report that around 8:25 p.m. the four men were along the area cooking, when two men, one armed with a hand gun approached on foot and opened fire at the group.

The attackers then escaped in a waiting motor car.

The police were summoned and the wounded men were taken to hospital where Dobson and Harrison died, and the others were admitted in serious condition.

Acting Senior Superintendent of the parish, David Whyte,told Irie Fm news that the shooting is believed to be linked to an ongoing dispute.

He said the police are following strong leads into the incident.