Radio Jamaica said Smith, popularly known as 'Ice', was shot and killed on Friday morning at a bar after a brawl with the attackers. Police told the station that robbery was a possible motive, as the attackers reportedly drove off with the dancer's rental car after the murder.

Smith's popular 'Gully Creepa' dance move was made famous after Bolt, a triple Olympic champion, broke world records in the 200 metres finals at the Beijing Olympics in August. Bolt went on to set a new world record in the 100 meters and was part of the Jamaican team that won the 4x100-metre relay.

The island nation has one of the highest murder rates in the world, with over 1,500 people murdered in 2008, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said in early December. -- AFP