2024-01-13 14:10:45
A current police officer committed suicide by shooting himself at the police station where he worked.
According to the Asan Police Station in South Chungcheong Province on the 13th, Lieutenant A (51) attempted an extreme decision with a .38-caliber pistol in the employee lounge of the police station where he works in Asan City at around 1:53 p.m.
A police officer who was working at the police station at the time heard the sound of a pistol and called 119, but Inspector A eventually died at the hospital.
It is reported that the firearm used was issued for work.
At the time, Inspector A and a constable were working together at the police station.
It is known that Lieutenant A stayed alone in the employee lounge at the police station at 12:06 p.m. on this day following saying, “I am not feeling well, so I will rest in the lounge.”
No suicide note was found.
It is said that Inspector A was worried a lot regarding personnel exchanges between police stations in the region.
A police official said, “There was no chronic illness or depression,” and “He was known as an exemplary and good character within the police, so it’s unfortunate that this happened.”
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