Horace Fisher, Star Writer

The Clarendon Police Division has recorded its 70th murder since the start of the year following yesterday's afternoon gun slaying of 26-year-old clothes vendor Rushell Harrison.

According to police reports, Harrison was reportedlystanding in front of his clothes stall in the May Pen bus park (adjacent to Sevens Road) when men armed with guns attacked and shot him several times.

Harrison died on the spot just after 3 p.m., the police reported.

"We are still carrying out preliminary investigations, but what we know is that the deceased was standing in front of his clothes stall when he was attacked and shot several times. He died on the spot," a police investigator told THE STAR.

Harrison's death brings to 70 the number of persons killed in the parish since January. This, the police say, is nine more murders in comparison to the same period last year.