Two alleged gunmen who reportedly opened fire at cops were shot dead while a police sergeant was shot and wounded, during separate incidents in West Kingston between last night and this morning.

The identities of the 2 gunmen have not been ascertained.

A statement from the JCF Corporate Communications Unit says a sergeant attached to the Kingston Western division was shot and wounded and three illegal firearms seized in two separate attacks on the police in West Kingston.

Reports from the Kingston Western division are that about 12:30 a.m. Saturday June 24, a police team was on duty in theCoronation market and its environs, when a group of men armed with high-powered weapons attempted to enter the market space.

The police were however vigilant and took command of the space and prevented them from doing so.

As a result the gunmen fired at the police who countered the attack.

During the shooting, the sergeant and one of the alleged gunmen were shot and wounded.

On the approach of the police to the wounded gunman, the officers reportedly came under heavy gunfire from the Lizard Town and Tivoli Gardens communities.

Reinforcement was sought and teams from divisions within area 4, mobile reserve and the Jamaica defence force assisted.

Both wounded men were taken to hospital where the policeman was treated and the unidentified gunman pronounced dead.

Two firearms, a 9 millimetre pistol and a point 3-8 revolver, were seized during the incident.

About an hour earlier in the rose town community, a police team was on mobile patrol when they too were attacked by gunmen armed with high-powered weapons.

The lawmen repelled the challenge and the gunmen fled.

They were later accosted by another police team that was on patrol in the area.

One gunman was shot and wounded and a 9 millimetre luger pistol with two rounds of ammunition were seized from him.

He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The other gunmen escaped in the community.

The inspectorate of the constabulary and the independent commission of investigations (Indecom) were informed of the incidents.