An unidentified man in his mid-20s was shot and killed in the August Town community yesterday.

According to reports from the Constabulary Communications Network, residents called the police after hearing gunshots around 3 a.m. When the police responded, the body of the man was found with gunshot wounds and his hands restrained behind him.

The STAR was informed that the man had been seen on the nearby campus of the University of the West Indies days before with wires around him, and was thought to be mentally challenged. No one in the community has been able to identify him. The police theorise that the man is not from the area.

Police investigators attached to the Half-Way Tree Criminal Investigation Bureau are conducting investigations.