A Feltham man has died from a shotgun wound in mysterious circumstances.

Colin Norman, 57, was found by a member of the public in a green 320d BMW car suffering from gunshot wounds to his abdomen at around 2.50pm on Sunday April 17.

He was still alive, but was losing large amounts of blood.

The car was parked on Pevensey Road near to both a cemetery and a graveyard, and is believed to have been owned by the dead man - named on Thursday as Colin Michael Norman.

Its registration has been given as GY 04 MXE.

Large crowds began to gather on either side of Pevensey Road as police arrived by helicopter and squad cars to cordon off the scene.

They watched on as Mr Norman was taken into the ambulance and driven to West Middlesex Hospital. He died in hospital later.

A police spokesman have said they are baffled as to the cause of Mr Norman's death, and refused to rule out suggestions that the wound may have been self-inflicted.

They had been investigating the possibility that Mr Norman had shot himself either by accident or on purpose as initial unconfirmed reports suggested he had been depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend.

Police said it was unclear whether Mr Norman had been married or whether he had any children.

Other reports suggested Mr Norman had been taking the shotgun to put it into storage and may have accidently discharged it.

However, police have also said they are not ruling out the possibility of foul play.

This week they appealed for the driver and occupant or occupants of a red people carrier that was parked near to the scene of the incident around the time to come forward, as they believe they may be potential witnesses.

A post-mortem held at Hammersmith mortuary on Monday confirmed the cause of Mr Norman's death was a gunshot wound to the abdomen. An inquest was opened and adjourned at Fulham coroner's court the following day.

People with information about the incident are being asked to call Hounslow Police Station on 0208 247 6222 or, if they wish to remain anonymous, to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.