Police are investigating the murder of a 33-year-old former soldier who was shot dead execution-style while seated on a couch at his home in D’Abadie on Monday night.

The victim has been identified as Rennie Jude James, of Sergeant Drive, Red Hill.

According to police reports, around 9:15 p.m., officers received information of a killing at James’s residence. When first responders arrived, they were directed to an upstairs concrete house, where they found James’s body lying on a couch.