Homeless man shot dead in POS

Police believe the man was first shot while at Prince Street and ran towards Charlotte Street where he collapsed and died.

However checks by police revealed the surveillance cameras at Prince Street were not working. Four shots were heard at about 4.45 am near Prince Street and police were called.

Inspector Harvey Jawahir and members of the Homicide Bureau and district medical officer Dr. Ojahr went to the scene.

They found the body of a man of African descent wearing only blue jeans and black sneakers.

Two spent shells were found nearby.

People at Prince Street told police they only knew the man as ‘Yankee’.