One man is dead and another injured after a shooting incident at Silver Hill, Christ Church, in the vicinity of the community centre last night.

Police say they received an anonymous call around 11:19 p.m.

Preliminary investigations revealed a number of people were at a business in the area when an assailant approached and discharged a firearm. Two people were injured at the scene, one of whom was transported by ambulance personnel to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to seek urgent medical attention.