Jammu, Sept 17: A 35-year-old man succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained inside his residence in Jammu city on Thursday, officials said, in an incident that has triggered a police investigation.
The deceased was identified as Deepak Sharma, a resident of Reshamgarh Colony and a newspaper hawker by profession.
According to his relatives, Sharma was allegedly shot in the forehead by an unidentified assailant who purportedly gained entry into the house around noon.
Following the incident, a police contingent reached the location and initiated an investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting and identify the perpetrator.
The victim’s body was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Government Medical College hospital for postmortem examination, officials said.
Further details are awaited as the investigation progresses.
