Roy McGann

Roy McGann (19341980) was the first government official killed in the history of Jamaica. He was a PNP politician serving as a member of the Parliament of Jamaica for St. Andrew parish. McGann was also the Deputy National Security Minister. Tensions between the groups escalated when two busses of PNP members arrived at the Square before McGann, who arrived shortly after midnight. Fears were circulating of a communist takeover because of the support of the leftist Workers Party of Jamaica to the PNP.

McGann's replacement as a candidate was Lloyd 'Perry' Stultz, who lost to Joan Webley , a member of the PNP.