Four men were killed in a Spanish Town district yesterday as the wave of murder and mayhem sweeping Jamaica's former capital continued.

Those killed have been identified as Kemar Brown, Carlos Williams, Ricardo Powell and Stafford Dawkins, all of Angels addresses in St Catherine.

The St Catherine North police said about 4:15 p.m., the men were patrons of a bar along Melissa Crescent in Crescent district. Three men walked up to them and opened fire, hitting all four. They died on the spot.

The deaths bring to 95 the number of homicides in the division. This represents 35 more than the corresponding period last year.

Elsewhere in St Catherine, two men were shot and killed at Reids Pen in Braeton last night.

Police reported are that the killings were sparked by the painting of graffiti on a wall in section of the community.