Jamaica Declares State of Emergency After Gunfire Erupts in Alleged Drug Lord Stronghold

Jamaican Police have an arrest warrant for alleged drug gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke, seen here in this undated photograph. Coke is sought by U.S. authorities on drug and arms trafficking charges, which have led to a deadly standoff between police and Coke supporters. (The Associated Press)

Jamaican Police have an arrest warrant for alleged drug gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke, seen here in this undated photograph. Coke is sought by U.S. authorities on drug and arms trafficking charges, which have led to a deadly standoff between police and Coke supporters. (Reuters)

May 24: A taxi turns away from a roadblock the morning after a state of emergency was called in Kingston.  (Reuters )

May 24: Residents walk near a roadblock the morning after a state of emergency was called in Kingston, Jamaica. The country declared a state of emergency in two parishes of its capital Kingston on Sunday after shooting and firebomb attacks on police stations by suspected supporters of an alleged drug lord who faces extradition to the United States. (Reuters )

May 24: A resident stands aside past a road block the morning after a state of emergency was called in Kingston.  (Reuters)

May 24: Smoke rises over the Tivoli Gardens community in Kingston, Jamaica as violence ensues over the extradition of a reputed drug lord sought by the United States.  (Reuters)

May 23: Riot police take to the streets in West Kingston, Jamaica, in this video grab.  (Reuters )

May 23: A riot police officer takes aim during an outbreak of violence in West Kingston, Jamaica, in this video grab. Jamaica declared a state of emergency in two parishes of its capital Kingston on Sunday after shooting and firebomb attacks on police stations by suspected supporters of an alleged drug lord who faces extradition to the United States. (Reuters)

May 23: A police station in West Kingston, Jamaica, is pictured burning in this video grab. as the country declared a state of emergency after shootings and firebomb attacks on police stations by suspected supporters of alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who faces extradition to the United States. (Reuters)

May 20: Residents of Kingston, Jamaica show their support for reputed drug dealer and weapons trafficker Christopher "Dudus" Coke by taking to the streets with cardboard signs. (The Associated Press)

May 19: A Jamaica Defense Force armored vehicle navigates its way into a barricaded street in Hannah Town, West Kingston. Jamaica. (The Associated Press)