Three people were murdered in two separate incidents in St. James, yesterday.

The identities of the deceased have not yet been released.

The incidents reportedly occurred in the communities of Roehampton and Tucker.

Irie FM News understands that two people were killed in Roehampton at about 10:56pm.

Meanwhile, another person was killed in tucker at about 7pm.

The police are probing both incidents.

There has been a spike in murders in St. James in recent weeks.

A State of Emergency has been declared in the parish.