Thirty-eight-year-old Cornell Whitfield of Clark’s Town in Mandeville, Manchester was shot dead by two men in his community yesterday, Friday, the police have reported.

According to the Mandeville Police, Whitfield was among a group of people playing dominoes about 11:00 am when he was pounced upon by armed men travelling on foot who opened fire hitting him several times. The police were alerted and Whitfield taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other people escaped unhurt.