MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police say the main suspect in last week’s murder of alleged gangster cop Constable Mario Thomas was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation in Buttup, Manchester on Monday.

Police named the man as Carey Douglas, 33, otherwise called “Little Dawg” or “Stickman”.

Head of the Manchester Police Deputy Superintendent Carey Duncan said during the early morning incident a 9mm pistol with a magazine containing five live rounds was seized.

“Sometime after 3:00 am today there was joint police operation in the Buttup district in the Alligator Pond police area. This operation was conducted in conjunction with members of the Specialised Operations Unit. During the operation a warrant was executed at a premises,” he said.

Duncan said the police defended themselves.

“On their approach they were greeted with gunfire. The police took evasive action and returned the fire. When the shooting ended one man was found suffering from gunshot wounds,” he said.

He is urging citizens to comply with the police.

“We are mandated by law to pursue criminal suspects. I just want to encourage the persons particularly in Manchester that we are committed to serving you and these operations will continue,” he said.

“I just want to encourage the persons who may fall in the suspect category that when we come to apprehend you do not resist, because we see what the end result can be and when these things happen nobody wins,” added Duncan.

The police said Douglas was the main suspect in Constable Thomas’ murder in Comfort, Manchester last Tuesday.

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— Kasey Williams