UNEDITED:

The two men who were shot by the Police during an operation earlier yesterday (March 15) have died. Another person, a female, who was also shot in the incident, is in hospital and in stable condition.

One of the gunmen has been identified as Marvin Sylvester Kelly, otherwise called, ‘Top Man’, while the other gunman to die is yet to be positively identified. Kelly is a known member of the Colombia gang which operates in the Olympic Gardens area of St. Andrew. He was wanted for several murders including the recent murder of a two-year-old boy on White Wing Walk during an arson attack. He was featured at the top of the most wanted list for the St. Andrew South Police Division.

A team of police personnel was conducting an operation aimed at capturing Kelly and his cronies on the border of Hannah Town and Denham Town (Blount and Dumphries Streets) when they came under heavy and sustained gunfire from men locked in a house. Three policemen were injured when they tried to enter the house in question. The police also came under heavy gunfire from criminals perched on the roofs of surrounding high rise buildings.

Following the cessation of gunfire, Kelly and the unidentified man were seen injured in the house. They were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead. When Kelly was found he was clad in a ballistic vest and was clutching a Glock 19 pistol which contained a magazine with twelve (12) 9mm rounds. Over 100 spent shells (7.62 mm used in AK-47s and 5.56 used by the M-16s) were recovered from the roofs of the surrounding high rise buildings. In addition several police service vehicles were shot-up.

The Denham Police Station also came under gunfire. No one was hurt during this attack on the station. The incidents are being investigated by the Bureau of Special Investigations.

Since yesterday’s incidents several threats on the lives of policemen and women have been received. The Police consider these threats to be serious and are taking the necessary precautions.

The Police were supported by the Jamaica Defence Force which provided air and ground support.

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