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Superintendent Howard Chambers, head of the Kingston Western Police Division, confirmed on Tuesday that 17 of 20 men listed as persons of interest have turned themselves in to the police.
Of the 17 persons, 11 remain in custody, while six have been questioned and released.
Superintendent Chambers appealing for the remaining three persons who have not reported to the Area 4 Police to do so.
Superintendent Chambers said the police have also sent out informal messages within the relevant communities and are hopeful they will turn themselves in on Tuesday.
The list of names was published following an upsurge in gun violence in sections of downtown Kingston.
The Police have cited extortion and a conflict involving rival gangs in Denham Town and Tivoli Gardens as among the factors for the upsurge in crime.
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