Cisco officer found dead after gunshot heard in VivoCity
By Saifulbahri Ismail/Hoe Yeen Nie | Posted: 22 December 2011 2142 hrs
SINGAPORE: A gunshot was heard on Thursday evening in shopping mall VivoCity.
When police arrived at the scene, they found a man dead in a toilet cubicle on the first floor of the building. The cubicle was locked from inside.
Police say they got a call around 6pm.
The victim has been identified as an auxiliary police officer from Certis Cisco. He was found in his uniform.
But a spokesperson from the security firm told Channel NewsAsia that the man was already off-duty at the time.
The man, a 25-year-old Malaysian, had been working for the company for three years. He had been deployed as a security officer in a bank at VivoCity.
Deryl Ang, Commander of Certis CISCO Auxiliary Police Force, said: "We are very saddened by this unfortunate incident. The family members have already been informed and at this moment what we need to do is to offer whatever assistance that we can to the family members.
What actually happened, we do not know at this moment because the police are still investigating."
In a statement issued later, VivoCity Mall Management confirmed that an incident had occurred in the mall.
It said the matter has since been referred to the relevant authorities and since investigations are underway, it is unable to comment further on the matter.
- CNA/wk/de
