Residents of Gordon Pen in St Catherine say they welcome the curfew in their community. However, they want to see the security forces recover some guns.

"It is very good they are here and even killed one gunman, but where are the guns? We need to see the guns," a male resident said.

His views were echoed by other residents who claim the presence of the security forces allow them to sleep well. "Why we are concern about the guns is because we have been living under the guns for so long, we are tired of it man," a woman told The WEEKEND Star.

The WEEKEND Star visited the community and observed a strong police-military presence. No vehicle that went into the area was allowed to go through without being searched.

Meanwhile, the Bureau Special Investigations is still probing Tuesday's police killing of Aaron Dixon, 23. Dixon, who was on the St Catherine police's most-wanted list for murder in Gordon Pen, was killed in Eltham Park.