Three alleged members of the Ants Posse Gang had been fatally shot throughout a confrontation with police in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, early Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred round 5:20 a.m. on Mint Highway within the Crowder district throughout a focused pre-dawn operation.
The deceased have been recognized as 23-year-old Jervis Smith, 20-year-old Jervan Corridor, and 19-year-old David Brooks. As legislation enforcement officers approached the premises with a search warrant, they reportedly got here underneath heavy gunfire from armed males. The officers returned hearth, and upon the cessation of the gunfight, the three males had been found with gunshot wounds. They had been transported to the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital, the place they had been pronounced useless.
Throughout the operation, authorities seized a 9mm Taurus G2C pistol and a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol, the latter with {a magazine} containing six 9mm rounds. A fourth suspect, recognized as Sandario Van Horne, also referred to as ‘Drug Lord,’ managed to flee through the change and is at the moment being sought by the police.
The Impartial Fee of Investigations (INDECOM) has been notified and is conducting a probe into the incident. Assistant Commissioner Hamish Campbell acknowledged that the matter stays underneath energetic investigation.
The Ants Posse Gang has been implicated in quite a few critical crimes throughout the space, and legislation enforcement companies proceed to accentuate efforts to dismantle the gang’s operations.
