A 29-year-old man from the West End of the Island has turned himself into Police following the cold-blooded shooting of a young student at the weekend.

He is said to have gone to Police with his lawyer on Monday afternoon to assist with the investigation into the murder of Shaundae Winston Jones.

He is now the third man in custody. Police confirmed yesterday that the other two men, aged 23 and 24, are also both from the West End.

Mr. Jones, 20, was shot at point blank range in the early hours of Sunday morning as he sat in a car with his friends as it left Club Malabar in Dockyard.

It is believed someone approached the car, opened the door and shot Mr. Jones just before 3 a.m.

His friends immediately sped away from Dockyard with Mr. Jones still in the car. They made their way to Port Royal Fire Station, where they were met by an ambulance, but Mr. Jones died before reaching King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Jones, a student at Bermuda College, had been shot in the chest, but Police have not released what calibre weapon was used.

Police have appealed for calm following his death, and have appealed for people with information to come forward.

Assistant Police Commissioner Carlton Adams said detectives were keeping an open mind as to the cause of the shooting, and said claims that the murder was connected to the stabbing death of Tekle Zion Mallory outside Ice Queen in Paget in July 2001 was merely speculation.

Mr. Jones' best friend, Jahni Bean, was jointly accused of murdering Mr. Mallory along with his cousin Stanley Quincy Brangman. They both went on trial in January this year, and were acquitted, resulting in emotional and angry outbursts from the victim's family and friends.

During the trial, Mr. Jones was called to give evidence by the prosecution, as he had been present on the night Mr. Mallory died.

And Mr. Jones' mother, Marsha, from Smith's Avenue, Warwick, said he had been threatened for giving evidence and said since then, she had feared for his safety.

But she said he had done as she told him to - he simply told the truth.

She said she believed the animosity created after the death of Mr. Mallory could have resulted in her own son's death, but she also said her son had been targeted by young men from Hamilton.

Ms Jones said yesterday that just two weeks before his death, her son had told her that he had been in a fight at Club Malabar with some Hamilton youths, and some youths from Somerset had also tried to attack him.

On that occasion, she said he managed to get away. Whether that had anything to do with the shooting on Sunday, she said she did not know.

Anyone with information about the murder should call Somerset Police on 234-1010, or CrimeStoppers, where they can give information anonymously, on 1-800-623-8477.