A 30-year-old man was shot and killed in the Barbadian parish of St Michael on Friday morning, prompting a police investigation into the island’s latest homicide.

The victim has been identified as Darius Anthony Perch of Maple Path, Pinelands, St Michael.

According to the Barbados Police Service, the fatal shooting occurred around 9:40 am along Martins Road in Pinelands.

Preliminary investigations indicate that Perch was sitting inside a vehicle parked outside a residence when an armed assailant approached and opened fire, striking him multiple times.

Emergency medical personnel were called to the scene and examined the victim but found no signs of life. A doctor later visited the location and officially pronounced him dead.

Police from District “A” Station have since launched an investigation into the killing and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the attack.

Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive and no arrests have been announced.

Investigators are appealing to members of the public who may have witnessed the shooting or who have information that could assist the investigation to contact police or Barbados Crime Stoppers.

The investigation remains ongoing.