Residents in the White Hill area are calling for more community action after another gun related incident has touched the neighbourhood.

Police received reports of gun shots being fired in the area of White Hill and Georges Bay Road in Sandys around 9.40 p.m. on Tuesday night.

Officers have confirmed no one was hurt, but some residents are still worried and want the community to ban together to stop the trend of violence.

Mother Kimberley Jackson said she is concerned about what's going on in the area and even hesitant to let her two young children outside to play.

Ms Jackson, who runs government's Mirrors programme, said: "I did hear the shots (on Tuesday) night. I wasn't sure if it was shots or a bike back firing but I am concerned at this point because I know a lot of the young people that frequent the area around Maximart and the club area.

"This is now the third shooting in my area. I would have never thought that would have occurred. I have two young children, a seven and an 11-year-old who love to explore Hog Bay Park, (they) enjoy going down to the club to run and ride their bikes. At this point I will not allow them to do these activities."

The long-time resident said the community club was demolished some years ago and since then the neighbourhood has been crying out for a stronger community presence. "The shooting (on Tuesday) night is an example of what can occur when a neighbourhood and community say 'it is not my problem'," she said.

"For me government can't do anything more. I see the police out there quite often when I come home, so what more can they do?

"So now it is up to us as community members to get involved and develop positive activities and help those in need. Help those young people who are on the street and who do not have jobs, we could put them to work," Ms Jackson said.

Terry Lister, MP for Sandys South, said his constituents are "concerned" and "frightened" about the rise in violence.

Businesses, such as grocers and clothing stores with late evening hours have lost customers afraid to venture outside their homes after dark. Still he maintains the situation is even more grave for the young men involved in these crimes, and calls some of them "prisoners to their locale".

But the MP believes there are solutions, such as teaching young people from six-years-old and up the importance of staying away from gangs.

He also said young men should organise their own truce and "sit around in their own circles to come up with their own contracts."

"This sort of thing will go on and on until the young men decide themselves to put a stop to it," he said. "All of us we need to be constant and consistent in telling the police whatever we know, whenever it happens. We cannot turn a blind eye to crime anymore."

He said Police have been vigilant in the west end and encouraged the public to take heed by keeping outside lights on and staying inside when possible.

"We as a community need to get back and pray and ask god to direct us and get us out of this situation," he added.

Arnold Hollis, the Rector of Sandys Parish, said there were solutions out there, but the Island needed to have the "gumption" and "leadership qualities" to implement them.

Dr. Hollis said: "Many appeals are being made as a means of outreach to the gunmen and the gangs, and little thought is being given to the possibility that they are not really the ones to whom we should be reaching out, because they are more so the product of what we have created.

"And we are stymied in our thoughts and efforts to help because we do not know how to deal with ourselves — for that is where the problems of our society begins, where we are faced with what we have created."

He continued: "We have created the problems, but we ourselves need to employ the solutions that we know are necessary to correct the errors we have made."

Resident Lottie Williams, 53, said she was watching TV when she heard the shots ring outside her home on Tuesday night.

She told The Royal Gazette: "I am not happy. That was astounding to me (that) night. We as a community have to stick together and be strong even if we have vigilantes out there, because we have to help the police because they are doing a wonderful job."

Mrs. Williams said: "I just want our community to stick together, do not be scared. We just have to stay strong and help by reporting everything that we see if we see something that is suspicious still report it."

Residents, including Ms Jackson, are asking for community members to come together and try to engage others in need. She believes "it will make the difference" and has asked interested parties to contact her on 234-1979.