The leader of the feared Stinger gang, Ricardo 'Government' Wynter was fatally shot yesterday after he reportedly challenged the police in a shoot-out.

Police say about 11:40 a.m., Wynter engaged members from the Area 4 police in a gun fight in Hellshire, St. Catherine.

Police indicated that three persons where arrested on Wednesday who they suspect are a part of the leadership structure of the Stinger Gang. Wynter who was listed as a main person of interest following the May 24 operations in west Kingston, among other members from the gang failed to turn himself in to the police.

The St Andrew South police requested Wynter for an interview with regards to a number of murders and shootings especially those committed on May 24, on Whitfield Avenue off Maxfield Avenue.

Police said Wynter and his cronies told residents to block the roads in support of Tivoli Gardens.