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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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- 埼玉県警の男性巡査部長が警察官から拳銃奪い発砲 自らの頭部に当たり意識不明の重体 埼玉・越谷市 · TBS NEWS DIG
- 埼玉県警 巡査部長が警察官から拳銃奪い自分に発砲 | NHKニュース | 埼玉県、警察、事件・事故 · NHKニュース
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