A man was shot outside his home in Pinewood Gardens during a suspected armed robbery yesterday and died in hospital, Chief Superintendent Ken Strachan said.
Strachan, the officer in charge of the firearms unit, said the incident happened at 8:30 a.m. on Cottonwood Street.
The man, identified by relatives as Antonio Morris, was found facedown in a pool of blood, Strachan said.
He said the victim was outside his home when a gray Honda, license plate 24746, approached him.
Strachan said three men exited the car and reportedly snatched a chain from the victim.
"One of the individuals in this vehicle fired two shots in the direction of the victim, striking him to the upper chest," he said.
"We don't have any information on any of the suspects at this time, but we are appealing to members of the public who may have witnessed this incident, even the suspect... bring an end to this aggression. Turn yourself in."
Morris's relatives and friends were inconsolable at the scene.
They described him as a humble man who never looked for trouble.
"He didn't bother anyone," said a close friend who did not want to be identified.
"He was humble. He was a working man. He was into making money so anyone around him could eat. He never bothered anyone in his lifetime."
One of Morris' neighbors described him as a "nice young man".
"He was very quiet and hardworking," she said. "You never heard his mouth around here. We're sorry, but this is what happened today."
Pinewood MP Khaalis Rolle, who was at the scene, said young men in the country need help.
"We believe that in order to be respected, you have to be macho," he said.
"We have to be this alpha male and people have to know me as a gunman or bad boy. On the streets that is how these young men get their identity, and we have to replace that with something."
This latest incident pushed the murder count to 102 for the year so far.

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