(CNN) "Trainspotting 2" star Bradley Welsh has been shot dead in Scotland, the UK's Press Association agency has reported.

The actor -- who appeared as gangland figure Doyle in the sequel to the hit movie about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh -- was killed in Scotland's capital on Wednesday night, the agency said.

Police said they were called to an incident in the city at around 8:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. ET), and a man was found seriously injured before dying at the scene.

"His death is being treated as suspicious and inquiries are continuing," police said in a statement provided to CNN.

Welsh starred alongside Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner and Jonny Lee Miller in the popular follow-up movie, and has also appeared on TV series "Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men."

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