SIX-MONTH-OLD BABY KILLED IN NORWOOD

Despite a state of emergency being in effect, gun-touting gangsters continue to have sections of St James under seige. The latest victim of the madness that has gripped the western city is a six-month-old baby girl who was shot and killed by gunmen in Norwood on Saturday.

Three other persons, including the 23-year-old mother of the child, and two teenage boys – a 16-year-old male student of Hendon, and a 14-year-old student of Cherry Gardens were injured.

Residents of Norwood appeared shell-shocked when THE STAR visited their community yesterday.

“Mi know the baby from she born, and not only the baby, but mi know the mother too, from she born. Mi neva expect fi see something like this a happen inna Norwood,” one community member stated.

“The young people dem a move like them crazy, dem even a kill baby now. Mi caa believe, and fi si seh soldier camp deh right dung the road, “ the concerned citizen said.

High-powered weapons

The community of Norwood falls in North West St James, a constituency which is represented by National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang.

The police report that about 8:30 p.m., the teenagers were among a group of patrons at a bar in Hollywood Square, Norwood, when men armed with high-powered weapons drove to the community and opened fire on patrons at the bar.

During the shooting the two teens were shot and injured, and the gunmen left the scene on foot.

In the process of leaving the community, the men went to the home of the 23-year-old female and opened fire on the occupants through a window, resulting in the six-month-old child and her mother been shot.

Over the past two weeks, a total of 12 persons have been murdered in St James. Nearly 100 persons have been murdered in the parish since the start of the year.