Police are investigating the murder of a man who was gunned down while he was walking in Marabella yesterday.
A report stated that around 10 am, residents of Centeno Street contacted Marabella police, stating that several explosions were heard in the neighbourhood.
When officers arrived, they found a man wearing a red and white striped vest and a pair of blue 3/4 pants lying dead in the driveway of an apartment building with a gunshot wound to the head.
The body was searched but officers found no identification and residents along Centeno Street and Blue Haven Avenue could not say who he was.
Investigators learned that the victim and another man were walking along Centeno Street when a white Nissan Tiida pulled alongside them and an occupant opened fire. Both men ran off. However, one was shot in the head. the other got away.
Crime scene investigators found eight shells at the scene. With aerial support from the national security helicopter, Marabella CID and Southern Division Task Force searched the area for the possible suspects but were unsuccessful.
Police also found the other man, who said he was from Marabella, while the victim lived at Vessigny.