A man is dead after an apparent suicide that involved jumping from the eighth floor of the Tianhe Shopping Mall in Guangzhou, reports iFeng.

At around 8:45 pm Thursday night, eyewitnesses say a man jumped to his death after crossing the safety railing on the top floor of the shopping center, also known as Tee Mall.

Emergency services were called, but the man reportedly died at the scene.

While the area where the man died was cordoned off by police, shops in the mall remained open. The identity of the victim has not been released.

Photos: Sina Guangdong, Yangcheng Evening Report, iFeng