A BRITISH man believed to be a former soldier reportedly shot himself dead at a gun range in Thailand in front of horrified staff.
The man is said to have rented the 9mm handgun before firing 10 shots at a paper target at the shooting range in Pattaya at around 11:30 am this morning.
Paramedics who arrived at the scene found him on the floor gasping for breath.
He was rushed to the nearest hospital in the Banglamung district but died later in the evening.
Police are now interviewing staff and other witnesses who were at the range at the same time as him.
He was reportedly carrying an ID card that had "The British Army" printed on it and staff said he had visited the range around six times before.
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Manager Santat Senkhor, 33, said: "I am still in shock after what happened.
"The British person was a regular customer who has been to the shooting range about five or six times.
"Today, he rented two types of firearms, a short gun and a long gun, and bought 25 rounds of ammunition, which I didn't think was unusual.
"There were no signs of any abnormality and I served him as usual."
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Police arrived at the range and checked CCTV. They found that the man had spent around 30 minutes sitting silently by a pond at the entrance to the facility before going inside.
However, staff said they did not find it unusual because "he was a regular customer".
Investigating officer Pacharak Suriya from the Huai Yai district police station in Chonburi province said "many witnesses had to be interrogated".
The cop added: "The British man was taken to hospital and paramedics attempted to save his life.
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"We now have to contact the relatives of the dead man to further deduce the true cause. There are also many witnesses to interview."
The Sun has reached out to the Foreign Office and has not named the victim as it's unclear if his next of kin has been informed.
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