The Granville Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at Retirement district in Granville, St James, on Thursday night.

The dead man has been identified as George McGhie, 34, of Retirement district.

The CCN's liaison officer for the parish reported that about 11:30 p.m., residents heard explosions and called the police. On their arrival, McGhie's body was found with gunshot wounds along a roadway. The crime scene was processed and the body removed to the morgue for post-mortem.