Gangsters kill 3 in bloody MoBay shootings

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Gangsters kill 3 in bloody MoBay shootings

MONTEGO BAY, St James - A flare-up of gang activities has been blamed for a shooting spree which has left three men, including a well-loved deaf mute, dead, and a woman shot and injured in two separate incidents in the inner-city community of Norwood here between Friday night and yesterday.

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