154media's video: Cisco officer suicide at Vivocity s toilet - 23Dec2011

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 showing signs of being very withdrawn, just wanting to be alone.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.