A UK tourist has been shot dead after a gunman opened fire in amn American bar.

Father-of-one Thomas Reeve, 28, was killed in Amarillo, Texas, after an armed robbery at the Spotted Pony Lounge.

Reeve was out with two friends on Thursday evening when a man wearing a cloth over his face opened fire before robbing and sexually assaulting the customers.

The gunman fled after five minutes and Reeve was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital where he later died from a gunshot wound to his torso.

The Foreign Office says its consulate is providing assistance to the family of Mr Reeve, of Maidenhead, Berkshire.

The father-of-one was travelling across the United States in a rented car and had only stopped in Amarillo because he liked the song by Tony Christie, according to relatives.

A statement issued from his family read: “Tom was a much loved son, brother and father who will be missed by the whole family and very many friends.”

“Tom had lived all his life in Maidenhead, had played in a boys football team from age seven to 17 and latterly played in a bowling league. Although he worked for many years in the licensed trade he was, in fact, teetotal.

“He was on a holiday with two of his friends, driving from San Francisco to Florida and had chosen Amarillo as a stopping place because he liked the song.

“He was just in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

“He adored his 9 month old daughter, Tabitha, and was a devoted father.

“The whole family are in shock and will be issuing no further statements at this time.”

Local man Ray Carlos Cisneros, 25, has been charged with Reeve’s murder and remains in custody.

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