A pensioner was shot dead in his bed at his home in Petit Valley.
Police said at about 8 pm on Thursday, residents of Simeon Road heard several gunshots.
Police officers who went to the location at the corner of Corporation Road said they saw nothing strange.
However, at about 5.30 am they got information that Anthony Carrington had been found dead on his bed at his home near the corner of Simeon and Corporation Road.
He was shot in the head and shoulder.
A motive is yet to be determined in that murder which brought the toll for the year to 46.
Investigations are continuing.