A man was killed and three others were injured after a gunman opened fire on a group of men gathered near a shop along 3rd Avenue, Chapman Lane, St Michael, on Wednesday night.

Police said the shooting occurred shortly before 9 p.m. when an assailant approached the group and discharged several gunshots.

One man died at the scene, two men were transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance, while the third was taken to hospital in a private vehicle.