THE police yesterday identified one of the two men slain in a shoot-out in Hannah Town, West Kingson, on Monday as Marvin Kelly, also called ‘Top Man’, who they said was a member of the Columbia Click gang that was responsible for a deadly arson attack in Olympic Gardens two weeks ago.

Two-year-old Jordane Gordon perished in a fire at his home on White Wing Walk that was started by heavily armed men, who — bent on avenging the shooting death of a man and injury of another at Cling Cling Avenue — stormed the community, shot up houses and set others on fire.

The toddler died despite attempts by residents to save him.

Meanwhile, the dead man has since been identified as Lukeman Henry who was also known as ‘Fruits Man’.

The police alleged that Kelly was killed during their efforts to apprehend him Monday.

Police from the St Andrew South Division went to a house at Blount Street in Hannah Town to search for Kelly and his cronies, based on intelligence gathered.

The cops were allegedly fired on when they attempted to enter the house. Three of the lawmen were hit and their conditions were listed as stable yesterday. A woman, who was also shot during the incident, was too said to be in stable condition.

The police reported that they were also challenged by other gunmen, who fired at them wildly from the rooftops of several high-rise buildings.

When the smoke cleared, Kelly was allegedly found clad in a bullet proof vest and clutching a Glock 19 pistol. Over 100 spent shells for bullets used in AK-47 and M-16 assault rifles were allegedly found on the roofs of the high-rise buildings. In addition, several police service vehicles were shot up as well as the Denham Town Police Station.

In a press release yesterday, director of communications for the constabulary, Karl Angell, said Kelly figured at the top of the St Andrew South Police Division’s most wanted list and was wanted for several murders, including that of Gordon.

He was also wanted for a gun murder, which was committed at Grass Quit Glade in Cockburn Pen earlier this year.

He said since Monday’s incident, several police officers have received death threats.

“The police consider these threats to be serious and are taking the necessary precautions,” the release stated.

In the meantime, the Kingston West Police were keeping a close watch on the area up until late yesterday.

“We still have a presence in the area as things are still tense,” Superintendent Arthur Brown told the Observer.