The police are reporting that the murder of the two women on March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday, was connected to the ongoing feud within the Clansman gang which has so far left at least eight persons dead.

The dead women have been identified as Erica Simmonds, 44, and 23-year-old Peta-Gaye Bunda both of March Pen Road. A third woman was also shot and injured. So far at least eight persons have been killed as a result of the ongoing feud.

Reports are that about 11 a.m., both women were sitting in an area along March Pen Road known as 'Africa' when explosions were heard. THE STAR was told that the three were hit by a hail of bullets. Simmonds and Bunda died on the spot, while the other woman was taken to the hospital.

Yesterday, investigators told THE STAR that said the murders of the two women is connected to that of Jermaine Morrison.

"Yes Bunda was his girlfriend and Simmonds was the girl's mother. The police have information that there is an internal feud over turf, these two ladies were targeted as a result, " a senior investigator said.

Morrison was shot and killed about 1:30 p.m. along Burke Road, Spanish Town, yesterday. Last Thursday, five persons were shot and killed in Portsmouth, Portmore, also in St. Catherine.

Residents told THE STAR that it was strange that a curfew had been imposed on the community and thugs were still able to invade the community and commit such a heinous act.

" If the man dem so serious dat police roun deh so and dem kill people yah so, it really sad." A female bystander said.

They said they hoped Spanish Town did not return to times past when at least one person died every day from gun related incidents.