A local resident has described the moment he saw a suspected robber being restrained by customers shortly after an attempted raid at a bookmakers.
The alleged robber was believed to be wearing a gas mask and holding a gun when he entered a Ladbrokes branch on Crownhill Road in Plymouth shortly before 7pm.
The customers managed to disarm the man, in his 50s, and held him on the floor while others raised the alarm, police said.
Officers then arrested the suspect, who was already unconscious, but he was later declared dead.
Witness David Walker, 55, from West Park, Plymouth, said he walked in just five minutes after the botched robbery happened.
He said: "I went in about 6.55pm, to put a bet on the football. When I went in there, they were on the floor, they were scuffling on the floor, I just thought it was just a fight or something.
"There were the two men, customers I think, on top of him, and the bloke on the floor. There was a bloke behind the counter and an old guy with glasses standing around.
"The bloke behind the counter told me they weren't taking any bets and I had to leave."
The raid happened at a Ladbrokes branch He added: "I didn't see their faces, as they were holding the guy down at the back of the shop. I couldn't see any mask and there wasn't any physical movement, they were just holding him."
Ivor Green, 67, also from West Park, said he was not surprised at all that the customers had leapt to the defence of the staff.
"They would do that in a shop like this, it is our betting shop," he said.
"The staff become your friends, it's a little family, and it's no different to a member of your family being threatened. The guys in there would be protective of them."
The case has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
A police spokesman said: "It quickly became clear the man was unresponsive and an ambulance was immediately requested by police who carried out CPR until they arrived.
"A few minutes later three paramedics arrived at the scene and continued to carry out further CPR. Around 20 minutes later the man was declared dead at the scene by the paramedics."
The suspect has been identified but next of kin have not yet been informed, officers added.
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