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| Man dies in 'russian roulette' incident | Man dies in 'russian roulette' incident |
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| Police are investigating the death of a man who had reportedly been playing russian roulette. | Police are investigating the death of a man who had reportedly been playing russian roulette. |
| Emergency services were called to a house in Hogg Avenue in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, on Saturday following a "firearms" incident. | Emergency services were called to a house in Hogg Avenue in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, on Saturday following a "firearms" incident. |
| Alan McWilliams, 41, was found seriously injured and taken to hospital in Glasgow for treatment but died on Sunday. | Alan McWilliams, 41, was found seriously injured and taken to hospital in Glasgow for treatment but died on Sunday. |
| A neighbour told the Scottish Sun newspaper McWilliams had been "playing russian roulette with a pal and the gun went off". | A neighbour told the Scottish Sun newspaper McWilliams had been "playing russian roulette with a pal and the gun went off". |
| Strathclyde police said they were treating the death as unexplained. | Strathclyde police said they were treating the death as unexplained. |
| A spokesman said: "Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries following the death of a man in Johnstone at the weekend.Around 8.30pm on Saturday 2 March 2013, officers were called to a report of a man with a firearm within a house in Hogg Avenue, Johnstone. | A spokesman said: "Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries following the death of a man in Johnstone at the weekend.Around 8.30pm on Saturday 2 March 2013, officers were called to a report of a man with a firearm within a house in Hogg Avenue, Johnstone. |
| "Emergency services attended and the 41-year-old man was taken to the Southern General hospital. Unfortunately, the man died in hospital on Sunday. | "Emergency services attended and the 41-year-old man was taken to the Southern General hospital. Unfortunately, the man died in hospital on Sunday. |
| "A postmortem examination will be carried out later today to establish the exact circumstances of the death and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal." | "A postmortem examination will be carried out later today to establish the exact circumstances of the death and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal." |
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