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Manchester man killed

Published:Friday | March 20, 2009 | 12:33 PM

A 22 year old man was shot dead in Cobbla District in Manchester a short while ago.



He has been identified as Peter Morris.



The police said Mr. Morris was standing at the Cobbla Square around 11 a.m. when a man armed with a hand gun walked towards him and shot him in the face.



The gunman then escaped.



Mr. Morris was rushed to the Mandeville Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.



The police are still trying to determine a motive for the killing.



Mr. Morris is the seventh person to be murdered in the Parish since the start of the year.