A man was found dead in Olympic Gardens in the St Andrew on Sunday.

The police say the body is of dark complexion, medium build and is about 5'7" long.

It has a long cornrow hairstyle and was clad in a striped Polo shirt, cream shorts and a pair of blue and white sneakers.

Reports are that about 8:20 residents heard loud explosions and summoned the police.

On their arrival, the body was seen lying face down with multiple gunshot wounds.

The scene was processed and the body removed to the morgue pending post-mortem.