The man who died during a police-involved shooting in The City on Friday evening has been identified as 36-year-old Edgrick Livingston Yearwood of Maxwell, Christ Church.

Police said the incident occurred around 6:03 p.m. along Fairchild Street at its junction with Bay Street.

Initial investigations revealed that Yearwood had been arrested in connection with an assault against a female. Police said he was identified by the female and, while being transported in a police vehicle, attempted to disarm an officer by pulling his firearm.