Doorcam captures audio of 5 apparent gunshots from Craigmillar Avenue

The early morning sounds of birds chirpingwas cut offbyfive cracks of apparent gunfire Sunday morning in the area ofCraigmillar Avenue in St. John's, where a man's body was found minutes later.

The noises were captured by a home security camera on Old Topsail Road, which runs parallel toCraigmillar.

The first two shots wererecorded at 4:09:05 a.m.

Fiveseconds passed by, then another two shots. Three seconds later, the fifth and final shot.

Police say they arrived on scene within minutes and found theman dead in the street. They are now investigating what they called "unknown trouble," and how the man ended up dead on the pavement.

On Monday morning, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said investigators "do not believe this to be a random act."

People living in the areatold CBC News they heard yelling before gunfire erupted on what is normally a quiet street in the west end of St. John's.

Const. James Cadigan, the RNC media relations officer,said police areworking with the medical examiner to confirm the cause of death, which is consideredsuspicious.

About an hour after arriving at the scenethe RNC tweeted that people living on Craigmillar Avenue should "shelter in place."

Police had the road closed for most of the day, and there was a heavy police presence, including about a dozen armed tactical officers and a police dog unit.

Officers focused attention on a red SUVparked in the street with a driver's side door left open.

There's no word on whether police have a suspect yet, and police are lookingfor the public's help in the investigation.

Police are asking anyone with information and closed-circuit or dashcam video to come forward.

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