A dead man in VivoCity: Suicide?! (Police Investigation still ongoing)

A follow up to this post, "Gunshot heard in VivoCity; man found dead?!?!", the dead man was revealed to be a male Certis Cisco auxillary police officer. It's also said that 'no foul play suspected'. However I still categorized this post under a tag 'crime' as even if it's a suicide, I'd consider it as a crime.

A male auxillary police officer was found dead in a toilet at VivoCity. He was found with a suspected gunshot wound.

A check with the police revealed that they had received a call at 6pm about a gunshot.

The Certis Cisco officer was found in a toilet located on the first floor, with the door of the cubicle locked from the inside.

A local media agency reported that the officer was found in his uniform, with a gunshot wound to his head, and his service revolver beside him.

He was pronounced dead by paramedics at 6.30pm.

The dead man has been identified as a 25-year-old Malaysian Indian, who had been working for the company for three years.

According to The Straits Times, the officer was on duty earlier at Citibank branch in the shopping mall, where he had been deployed as a security officer.

Police investigations are still ongoing.

From Asiaone, "Gunshot heard at VivoCity, Cisco officer found dead".

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.

From Channel NewsAsia, "No foul play suspected in death of Cisco officer".