The residents of St. Monica's Road expressed their sadness and frustration yesterday at the loss of another life through gun violence.

Kumi Harford is the second person to die this year in what is believed to be an ongoing turf war between rival gangs, Parkside and 42nd Crew.

Mr. Harford was killed six months after his friend Kenwandee Robinson was gunned down in St. Monica's Road in a drive-by shooting.

Mr. Robinson, 27, was killed as two men on a motorbike sped through the neighbourhood firing shots on the afternoon of Friday, May 22. His friend Mikey Adams, 24, was also hit but survived.

Mr. Harford, 30, was shot dead as he returned home from a party at 5 a.m. on Saturday. He was assailed by St. Monica's Church, just before he reached his home around the corner.

He is the sixth person to be shot in five weeks in an escalation of violence which Police say is creating "a great deal of alarm and anxiety" across the Country.

Yesterday in St. Monica's Road, forensics officers continued to comb the area for clues. The blue Mazda car in which Mr. Harford was killed was riddled with seven bullet holes, one directly through the windscreen.

As residents gathered at the crime scene, they said they felt "sad", "angry" and "frustrated" at the loss of another life.

Both Mr. Harford and Mr. Robinson were popular members of the close-knit community, and yesterday friends and relatives called for an end to the shootings.

A 25-year-old friend of Mr. Harford, who did not wish to be named, said: "Right now I'm really hurting, we all are. He was a close friend and I can't talk much right now. He was like a brother."

A 53-year-old woman said: "It's really sad. He was a very friendly person, everybody liked him. He was happily married and had a young son.

"This is frightening because who knows what will happen next? These boys who've done this, their hearts must be made out of stone.

"If anyone knows who did this, please say something, you don't have to give your name. A child just lost their daddy. He was not even two years old."

She said: "The Police need help. They need to find these guns. They need to find these guns because it could be my son next."

Another female resident, who did not wish to be named, said: "If they need to bring in more Police or some special force, then do it. Do whatever it takes, this has got to stop.

"Everyone up here, it's like family. All of us knew Kumi. He was really nice and didn't bother nobody, he always had respect."

Neighbours added they were braced for further retaliatory attacks.

One woman said: "People are saying it's not finished yet and they are going to get back whoever did this, that's what I've heard.

"I think something else is going to happen, and I'm worried about my grandchildren."