Police have released the names of the three men shot dead by lawmen, sparking a protest in Rae Town, Kingston Sunday morning.

The men, all 19, were fishermen from the community.

They are Carlo Faulknor, otherwise called ‘CJ’ from Paradise Street; Andre ‘Max’ Turner from Johns Street; and Shaheed Morgan also called ‘Tinado’, also from Johns Street.

Police said a Taurus 9mm pistol with a magazine containing 12 rounds and an Arcus 9mm pistol with a magazine containing five rounds were seized following the incident.

Reports indicate that the police had gone to the area following the reported robbery of three cellular phones and cash from two men and two women by two gunmen along Michael Manley Boulevard near the Rae Town fishing village. The robbery occurred around 4:15 am.

Following the robbery, a report was made to the police. Lawmen reportedly tracked one of the stolen phones to a premises on Paradise Street in Rae Town.

One of the victims was escorted to the premises, where one of the alleged robbers was pointed out.

Police reportedly entered the premises and were fired upon. Following a shootout and subsequent search of the area, the three men were found suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

They were transported to the Kingston Public Hospital by the police, where they were all pronounced dead.

Following the police shooting of three men in the community in East residents took to the streets to protest the killing.

READ: WATCH: Rae Town residents protest following police shooting of three men

The Independent Commission of Investigations has begun a probe into the incident.