Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, the Jamaica Labour Party’s Donovan Williams, is appealing for calm following a shooting incident in his constituency on Tuesday evening.
Shots were fired in the vicinity of Williams and his team while they were erecting campaign signs.
The incident occurred at the corner of lower South Camp Road and Tower Street in a section of Parade Gardens popularly known as Southside.
Williams says he and members of his team had to scramble for cover.
Donovan Williams, MP for Central Kingston.
Up to just after 1:00am, investigators from the police scenes of crime unit were at the processing the scene.
MP Williams, JLP communication taskforce member, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley and deputy mayor, Delroy Williams, were also on location having discussion with members of the party’s campaign team.
Williams is seeking a secure a second term after breaking the People’s National Party’s traditional hold on the seat in the 2020 general election.
Central Kingston has historically been marred by political violence, with events like the Green Bay Massacre and the Gold Street Massacre dotting the constituency’s political past.
However, in recent years, the violent rhetoric has been dampened by open political campaigning by both major political parties.
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