The completely destroyed Chequers Pub in Wootton where a man lost his life (Picture: Drone Photos Sandy)A man armed with a crossbow has died from self-inflicted injuries after a stand-off with police at a burning pub. Police responded to calls for a welfare check on a man at the Chequers Inn in Wootton at 10.15am on Friday (September 19). Shortly after emergency services arrived, the blaze broke out and police soon discovered that the so far unidentified man was armed with a crossbow. Locals reported an explosion ‘shaking the tiles off the roof’ of the 400-year-old pub. But when the man left the building at 12.45pm he had sustained self-inflicted injuries and was rushed to hospital.