A Trainspotting 2 actor has died after being gunned down in a city street.
Police confirmed the death of Bradley Welsh shortly after 11pm tonight.
In a statement, the force said: "We received a report of a disturbance in Chester Street at around 8pm on Wednesday 17th April.
"On arrival of emergency services a man was found seriously injured in the street and sadly passed away at the scene.
"His death is being treated as suspicious and inquiries are continuing. Officers will continue to provide a high-visibility presence in the area to engage with the public, offer reassurance and gather information that can assist with this investigation.
"Anyone who believes they have any relevant information should contact police immediately."
Trainspotting 2 star named as victim of Edinburgh shooting attack
Forty-two-year old dad Bradley played gangland kingpin Doyle in T2 and is pals with its author Irvine Welsh.
Sources said earlier he had suffered “life-threatening” wounds to the head.
Armed police and paramedics flooded the scene on the city’s Chester Street after the incident around 8.30pm.
The area was put on lockdown and residents were told to stay indoors, eyewitnesses said.
Welsh is a past British ABA Lightweight boxing champion and has run charity projects in the city to help young people stay fit and out of trouble through his Holyrood Boxing Gym.
He’s also involved with Edinburgh charity Helping Hands which fights inequality in the city.
In 2009 he appeared on Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men TV show.
'Man shot in head' as armed cops race to Edinburgh street
Writing on social media earlier in the evening, local resident Alasdair Morton, 46, said: “I came out the house and we were told to go back in. Around three police cars and a black van drove along the street and the traffic then stopped.
“I initially thought it was a police escort then when I had a look there must have been a dozen or so police with guns pushing the traffic back.
“We’ve not been told anything but police waved through some ambulances.
“They said ‘there’s a gunshot wound to the head somewhere’.
“We could still hear noises that suggested there was a situation still going on.”
