A 42-year-old man is fighting for his life after gunmen travelling in a white Toyota Axio allegedly ambushed him near Old Harbour in the early hours of Tuesday morning, riddling him with bullets before speeding away.

The injured man has been identified as Andrew Edwards, otherwise called "Drawsy."

According to police reports, at about 3:50 a.m. on July 29, Edwards was walking home when he reached the vicinity of OJ Plaza in Bushy Park, St Catherine.