The fears of residents from Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, have been renewed as thugs from two sections of the community have imposed a 'do-not-trespass' order on each other.

THE STAR has learnt that a gully which parts the two areas, 'Marley' and 'Nitty Gritty', is being used as a 'borderline', while thugs urge that nobody from either side crosses or guns will blaze.

Both sides have been at odds for many years now.

On Monday, four men were shot, two fatally by gunmen who opened fire as the group sat in an abandoned building in Nitty Gritty.

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The dead men have been identified as 21-year-old Sheldon 'Chiggy' Grandison and Corniel Gilroy, 28, both of Phase 2 in the community.

Sources within the community told THE STAR that the suspected gunmen were not from Marley, but from another area with which men from Nitty Gritty are also at odds.

Subsequently, men from Nitty Gritty urged men from Marley to be careful as to who comes through their area and to prohibit the crossing of the gully into Nitty Gritty.

Likewise, men from Marley relayed similar orders to those from Nitty Gritty.

The situation has now incited fears among residents of the whole community and not just Marley and Nitty Gritty as a woman who is said to have violated the orders and ventured across the gully into Nitty Gritty was reportedly shot and injured yesterday.

"A long time di two set a man dem nuh kick off eno and wi cyaa deal wid it now cause if it start, it might spread through di whole a Seaview," a 34-year-old resident who requested anonymity said.

His views on the situation were similar to those of others from the community with whom THE STAR spoke.

"A long time nuh war nuh gwaan a Seaview eno... . Wi know seh wen dem start, dem can gwaan wicked so wi nuh want it," another resident added.

The police say they are keeping a close watch on the community and will be increasing their presence in an effort to restore normality.