A police officer has been gunned down at Bassie Street in Spring Village, Valsayn.

Around 9:15pm on Wednesday, residents reported several loud explosions.

Responding officers later found the lifeless body of a man lying on the roadway next to a bullet riddled car.

CCTV footage shows a woman running away from the vehicle just as two men on foot opened fire.

The victim has been identified as PC Harrinarine, an officer attached to the Traffic Branch.

This story has been updated.