A veteran SSPDF soldier reportedly took his own life at Wun Buol village in Aweil East County on Wednesday.
Authorities identified the deceased as 35-year-old Matem Garang Adhal, who left the military shortly after the 2013 conflict.
The circumstances surrounding the self-murder remain unclear.
According to his cousin, Matem was a peaceful man and had no problem with anyone in the family.
“We don’t know why he killed himself. No one had any problem with him, not even his wife,” Barnaba Garang Akot told Akol Yam FM on Thursday.
“No one knew he had a gun, but we realized during the incident.”
Garang also stated that Matem Garang's wife survives him.
This is the second time a similar incident has occurred in Aweil East County within a span of seven days.
Last week, a 14-year-old boy shot himself dead at Lolkou village.