The man who died after a shotgun was discharged at a gun store in Reigate on Tuesday has been formally identified as Michael Joseph Belford Surrey Police say.

Mr Belford who was 76 visited the John Powell Gun Makers on Church Street just after 9am.

At 9.40am officers were called to the scene after a report that a gun had been discharged at the location and Mr Belford was declared dead at the scene.

It’s still not certain if the shooting was accidental