The police in Clarendon say two of three men who were fatally shot in Hayes on Saturday were members of the 'Raymond gang' which is wanted for a number of murders and shootings in the parish.

The two men have been identified so far by only their aliases 'Leather' and 'Biscuit' and were both on the parish's most wanted list. The other man is still unidentified.

hail of bullets

According to police reports, acting on intelligence, a police team went to a house in the community where they were reportedly met with a hail of bullets.

The police returned the fire and one man was seen making his escape through a window.

When the shooting ended, three men were found in the house suffering from gunshot wounds and were later pronounced dead at hospital.

The police say the 'Raymond gang' are fingered in a combination of 20 murders and shootings committed in sections of the parish, while noting that since February there have been at least 10 murders committed in Hayes in addition to a number of persons being shot and injured.