The police are confirming that two men are now in custody in relation to the shooting death of one woman and the injuring of four others in Negril, Westmoreland, on Monday, February 23.

The men, whose identities are being withheld, were arrested by detectives on Tuesday, February 24 in the Negril area. Arrangements are now being made for them to be interviewed in the presence of their attorneys.

About 8:45 p.m., five women were at a shop in the community when they were approached by two armed men who opened gunfire hitting them. One of the women, 18-year-old Ombretta Jackson of Lime Tree Lane, West End in the parish, later succumbed to her injuries. The other women were admitted in serious condition.