Bradley Welsh, former boxer who appeared in 'Trainspotting 2,' shot dead in Scotland

Bradley Welsh, the former boxer who landed the role of a gangster in 2017's "T2 Trainspotting" has been shot dead near his home in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Newspaper The Scotsman confirmed the shooting death of the 42-year-old Welsh.

The incident took place Wednesday at about 8 p.m. local time, when emergency services said a man was found "seriously injured in the street" who "sadly passed away at the scene," according to an Edinburgh Police statement posted on the agency's official Facebook page.

"His death is being treated as suspicious and inquiries are continuing," the police stated, asking members of the public to give "relevant information."

Author Irving Welsh, who wrote books "Trainspotting" was based on, tweeted a farewell to his "amazing and beautiful friend" on Thursday.

"Thanks for making me a better person and helping me to see the world in a kinder and wiser way," he wrote.

Welsh, a football hooligan in the 1980s, turned to boxing and was a British lightweight champion in 1993. He used his tough-guy persona to land a role in the sequel to the 1996 drug drama "Trainspotting."

In "T2 Trainspotting," Welsh played Doyle, a gangster boss who runs all the illicit saunas in Edinburgh. When Renton (Ewan McGregor) and Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) begin giving him competition with their own illegal establishments, Doyle deals with them in true thug fashion.

Doyle and a henchman drive Renton and Sick Boy to a secluded wooded location with shovels in the trunk. However, Doyle knows the amateur criminals are not true threats, forcing them to strip down and make their own way back home on foot rather than killing them.

Welsh ran charity projects in Edinburgh to help young people stay fit and out of trouble through his Holyrood Boxing Gym. He was also involved with Edinburgh charity Helping Hands.