Gun dealer commits suicide Gun dealer commits suicide Sven Ahrens, 42, a prominent gun expert and dealer committed suicide early this morning. Nampol spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi confirmed the incident which took place on Finkenstein Estate, where Ahrens and his family had recently moved to.“The body was discovered by a newspaper delivery person at about 05:00, a few metres from his house,” Shikwambi said. It is alleged that he drove his car to the chosen spot, got out of the vehicle and shot himself through the mouth.
The weapon was a licensed pistol he owned.
Ahrens, the older brother of Namibia's Olympic Trap shooter Gaby Ahrens, left a suicide note, addressed to his wife.
Ahrens was the owner of Ahrens guns and ammunition, a popular wholesale dealership located in Windhoek.
JANA-MARI SMITH