Detectives from the St Catherine South Division say they have not yet identified a suspect in relation to the death of a 26-year-old racehorse jockey, who was shot in his community on Monday.

Kemar Lynch, a jockey from Park Circle in Passagefort, St Catherine, was shot several times in his community on Monday night and was later rushed to the hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.

According to police reports, residents heard explosions in the community and alerted the police, who found Lynch suffering from several gunshot wounds.

No motive for the shooting has been established.