A man who was reportedly killed with a bow and arrow in Dundee has been named locally as builder's labourer Gordon Diduca.

While no-one was available for comment at his family home, friends and family paid tribute to the 24-year-old on social media.

Witnesses claim a man was left 'covered in blood' after a loud house party spilled onto the street and ended in a bloodbath.

It is understood a second man sustained arm injuries in the incident but these were not life threatening.

Mr Diduca's cousin, Sandra Nicoll, wrote: 'Would like to say RIP to my little cousin Gordon. He was 24, a prankster, laughable, would help anyone if he could but he certainly didn't deserve to be killed in the middle of a street.'

Friend Dylan Queen said: 'I seriously don't know what to say right now still in shock, saw you only a few hours ago and now your gone, had so many great memories with you bro, your at rest now and will be missed so much. Love you bro - feeling shocked.'

Friends and family have paid tribute on social media to Gordon Diduca, 24, who was reportedly killed with a bow and arrow in Dundee

Police have cordoned the bottom of Arklay Street (pictured) as well as parts of Dundonald and Fairbairn Streets following the incident last night where a man was reportedly shot dead with a bow and arrow

And Shannon Coughlin added: 'You will be well and truly missed Gordon, taken far too soon. Never told you enough how much I appreciate you and how well you done for yourself.

'My heart goes out to all the family - I'm honestly lost for words, heaven gained another angel.'

A police cordon was put in place as forensic officers searched for clues.

Several police vehicles, including a command unit, remain on the scene.

Neighbours raised the alarm after hearing cries for help at around 10.30pm yesterday.

They said there had been a loud party in the flat but around 10.50pm the incident spilled onto Arklay Street and across the road to Fairbairn Street, close to Dundee FC and Dundee United FC's football stadiums.

One resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Dundee Courier: 'I called the ambulance at 10.50pm. Somebody was in the street shouting 'please call an ambulance'.

'I looked out and there was a man lying covered in blood. They were working on his chest and then he was taken away in an ambulance.

'He was older and heavyset. I saw a younger man, a teenager, being taken away in by police. I didn't see an arrow but I heard he was shot with a bow and arrow of a crossbow.'

Police refused to say whether anyone had been detained but told MailOnline no one had been arrested.

One resident, whose flat overlooks the search area said: 'It is terrifying.

'The police won't tell us if there's anyone in custody - just that they have a positive line of enquiry.

'For all we know there's someone out there running around with what has been proven to be a lethal weapon.

'I didn't see anything last night - but I heard a lot of shouting and screaming.

'It wasn't until this morning that I realised just how serious it was.'

Call centre worker Michael Taylor, 23, said his flat also overlooks the crime scene.

He said: 'Directly outside my house there was a man and he kept shouting that someone had been stabbed or shot with a crossbow.

'He was really upset and kept repeating himself. His friends were trying to calm him down but he kept screaming about it.'

They said there had been a loud party in the flat but around 10.50pm the incident spilled onto Arklay Street and across the road to Fairbairn Street

Around 10 police cars and a forensics unit arrived on the road after neighbours called emergency services

Shopkeeper Shahid Mohammed, who runs the Best One convenience store, said: 'I came to work and the cordon was already there.

'People have been coming in and saying somebody has been murdered. One said 'somebody got murdered with a bow and arrow''.

A spokesman for Police Scotland said: 'We can confirm that a man has died following a disturbance at Dundonald Court in Dundee yesterday at around 11.45pm.

'The death is being treated as suspicious and officers are following a positive line of inquiry.

'No further details will be released until formal identification has taken place. Next of kin have been informed.'

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We were called to an incident in Dundee around 10.50pm.

'We dispatched two ambulances and the Tayside trauma team.

'One male patient was taken to Ninewells hospital while another male casualty refused treatment at the scene.'