Shoot-out at Heroes Circle

By Dwayne Mcleod, Staff Reporter

The police seized 13 illegal guns and hundreds of ammunition in the Heroes Circle area of central Kingston after a shoot-out this morning.

A M-14 rifle, eight 9mm semi-automatic pistols, four revolvers and just about 400 assorted rounds of ammunition were reportedly seized found during the operation headed by Operation Kingfish.

Reports from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) are that in addition to the seizure, one man was shot dead while two men and a woman are now in custody. The cops believe the accused individuals were involved in the dangerous guns for drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti.

The dead man has not yet been identified.

Reports are that shortly after 1:00 a.m., the lawmen who were also from the Elite Task Force, Special Anti-Crime Unit and the central Kingston police, were carrying out an operation and signalled the drivers of two cars to stop. The occupants of the vehicles however are said to have alighted with guns blazing.

The police say they returned the fire and one of the men was shot. He was later pronounced dead at the Kingston Public Hospital.

When THE STAR arrived at the scene, the bullet markers, including several close to the two vehicles in which the guns were found, were indicators of what took place in the early morning operation.

We were nevertheless unable to receive any information as several lawmen were seen combing sections of the area. It was later revealed that they had been searching for two other occupants of the vehicle who managed to escape.