Police still questioning Tivoli Gardens residents
Published:Monday | January 14, 2008 | 1:25 PM
The police are still questioning a number of persons including two women who were taken into custody during an operation in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston yesterday.
At least 53 persons were reportedly taken into custody during the operation.
Five alleged gunmen were shot dead after they reportedly engaged a police/military team in a shoot-out from a house on Keith Avenue.
The police are still to identify three of the five men.
The other two have been identified as Kwesi Cunningham, 24, and Roland ‘Randy’ Mitchell, 20, both from West Kingston.
Opposition spokesman on National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips expressed support for the security forces following theoperation in West Kingston.
Dr. Phillips said political representatives should help to discourage criminals from seeking refuge in their communities.