Police believe an argument between a man in his early sixties and a Venezuelan man near a St James bar led to a shooting that left one person dead and four others wounded on Carnival Tuesday afternoon.
Officers confirmed that 30-year-old Venezuelan Irvin Joaquin Mayora was shot and killed near a bar on the Western Main Road, close to Vidale Street.
Four others, aged 25, 29, 65, and 66, were also shot during the attack. When police arrived, they saw the bleeding victims scrambling for safety.
By Ash Wednesday morning, all four victims remained in hospital in stable condition, sources said.
While investigators are still confirming the events leading up to the shooting, witnesses reported that the attack stemmed from an argument between Mayora and the gunman. The other victims were bystanders.
Police arrested the suspect and seized the gun.
Region I Homicide investigators are continuing their enquiries.