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Natricia Duncan and Anthony Lugg in Kingston and agencies

Jamaica imposes local curfews after two deadly shootings rattle the island

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Pedestrians cross a street in in Kingston, Jamaica, on 23 March 2019. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Authorities in Jamaica have imposed curfews after two recent shootings in which six people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and nine others injured as suspected gang violence rattles the Caribbean island.

The most recent shooting took place on Tuesday night after unidentified gunmen drove past a group of people in the capital, Kingston, and opened fire. Six people, including two nine-year-old children and two teenagers, were shot, according to the Kingston Central police superintendent Beresford Williams.

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