Gunshot heard in VivoCity
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SINGAPORE: A gunshot was heard Thursday evening in shopping mall VivoCity.
When police arrived at the scene, they found a dead man in a toilet cubicle on the first floor.
Police said they got the call around 6pm.
Channel NewsAsia understands the man could be an auxiliary police officer, as he was wearing a uniform.
It is also possible this is a case of suicide, as there are no apparent signs of foul play, and the toilet cubicle was locked from the inside.
Forensic police are still at the scene.
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Too Stressed up...
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omg
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of all places.........
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a new shift in suicide index besides the reservoir....
Toilet Suicide Index (TSI)....akan datang?....
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wtf
heng today i never go there
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soon, we will have people overdosing in there
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wa diu
is this the 1st time someone commit sucidie using gun on shopping mall.. -
aiyo scary leh. i was just there today.
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I think a few years ago also got a cisco officer shot himself in the toilet
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vivo which toilet ar, i want to avoid that place
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double check hor.
not ladies rite?
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si ditzy please take note
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anyone got the revolver serial number? was it a .45 smith and wesson. 0045 sure strike
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the bedok reservoir trend is over
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No every one have a revolver to commit suicide.
It is unfortunate case for any one to take his or life.
Hope this gentleman can rest in peace.
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No foul play suspected in death of Cisco officer
SINGAPORE: Police said there's no foul play in the death of an auxiliary police officer at shopping mall VivoCity on Thursday.
The man was found dead in a toilet cubicle with a gunshot wound to his head.
Some shoppers at VivoCity were shocked, and spooked by news of the incident.
The 25-year-old Indian man from Malaysia was still in uniform when he was found within the locked cubicle, with his service revolver beside him.
"I'm a bit surprised that this happened in a shopping mall where there are a lot of people around," said one shopper.
Details have emerged about the guard, who worked for Certis CISCO for three years.
Auxiliary police officers are required to return their arms within two hours after they are off-duty.
The firm said he was off-duty at 5.00 pm.
An hour later, he was found dead in the toilet.
He was a relief security officer at Citibank for the day.
Citibank said it is "deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of the security guard" and will assist in police investigations.
But it declined to say if bank officers noticed anything unusual about the guard's behaviour.
Suicide prevention agency Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) said there are signs to look out for when someone is in trouble.
SOS Deputy Director Tan-Lee Yoke Yin, said: "Losing interest in doing some of their usual activities... showing signs of being very withdrawn, just wanting to be alone. But what is important is to look out for is any unusual change in behaviour as well as physical changes."
SOS provides confidential 24-hour emotional support to people in crisis.
Police investigations for the case are ongoing.
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at point blank range pistols and revolvers may still be able to penetrate skull, doors and hurt people in the vicinity.
like i wrote wanna die die somewhere else where they are no souls. other people may not want to die so soon yet.
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why die in toilet. want die, die in your own room
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ya lo and makeing the company name smelly also
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is it instant death that he wont feel pain when he pulled the trigger on his head? his brains is smashed to smithereens isnt it