A pall of gloom descended at the residence of ASC Wesley, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy who was among the five killed in the chopper crash in dense Nallamala forest area at Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.

Relatives, friends and colleagues of the police officer started gathering at his residence in Shantinagar colony on Thursday after hearing the tragic death of Reddy and four others including Wesley, who was accompanying the Chief Minister.