Man shoots friend dead and then commits suicide

A Saudi border customs employee shot dead his colleague during a heated argument then committed a suicide at his office, a newspaper in the oil-rich Gulf kingdom reported on Sunday.

The 27-year-old man pulled his gun, aimed at this colleague’s head and shot him.

The 28-year-old Saudi was rushed to hospital but he was already dead.

“A few minutes later, the killer pointed his gun on his own head and pulled the trigger….he died instantly,” 'Sharq' Arabic language daily said in a report from the northwestern town of Jouf at the border with Jordan.

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