One man was killed and three others injured in a shooting at Chapman Lane, St Michael, on Wednesday night.

According to police, a group of men were gathered near a shop along 3rd Avenue, Chapman Lane, around 8:46 p.m. when an assailant approached and fired several gunshots.

One man died at the scene and was pronounced dead by a medical doctor. Three other males were injured. Two were transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance, while the third was taken to hospital in a private vehicle.