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Saitama police sergeant seizes officer's gun and shoots himself

Original: 警察官 拳銃

A police sergeant with the Saitama Prefectural Police took a handgun from a fellow officer and fired it at himself, according to NHK reports. The incident in Saitama Prefecture has drawn attention to firearm handling and mental health within Japanese police forces, as discussions continue over how an officer came to turn a service weapon on himself.

Why now: A rare incident of a police officer seizing a colleague's gun to shoot himself has raised concerns about internal police safety and wellbeing.

Saitama Prefectural PoliceNHKSaitama Prefecture

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