Man, 50, commits suicide by shooting himself in the head in front of shocked firearm safety class at gun range

Brian J. Parry used a pistol to kill himself in front of more than a dozen people including children on Sunday at West Coast Armory in Bellevue, Washington

Gun class supplied firearms in various calibers and ammunition for students to practice with



Nobody else was injured in the shooting



A 50-year-old man has committed suicide by shooting himself in the head during a gun safety class at a shooting range.



Brian J. Parry used a pistol to kill himself in front of more than a dozen people including children on Sunday at West Coast Armory in Bellevue, Washington.



Bellevue police are investigating the man's death, which was ruled a suicide by the King County Medical Examiner's Office earlier this week.

Dead: Brian Parry, 50, shot and killed himself during a gun-safety class at West Coast Armory in Bellevue, Washington, pictured

According to West Coast's website, the gun range offered an entry-level handgun course the day of the shooting.

Participants paid $75 for three hours of instruction meant to teach students how to load and use pistols and revolvers. As part of the class, students are supplied firearms in various calibers and ammunition to practice with, according to the Bellevue Patch .

Class: The man shot himself in the head with a pistol on Sunday during a class at the indoor shooting range, pictured

Guns: As part of the class, students are supplied firearms, like those pictured, in various calibers and ammunition to practice with

A police spokesman said the shooting appeared to be planned and no one else was injured.



A witness told the Patch that Parry shot himself in front of all the other participants during the practice portion of the class at the range, when participants were handling the firearms.



He told the news service that the man had appeared lonely and 'deflated' before the shooting and had avoided talking to fellow class members and asking questions of the instructor.



The unnamed witness said he thought there was nothing the teacher could have done to save the man.

