Police Officer Suicide at Asan Police Station: Important Mental Health Resources for Law Enforcement

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 after 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 about 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.”

※ If you have concerns that are difficult to talk about, such as depression, or if you have family or acquaintances around you who are experiencing such difficulties, call the suicide prevention hotline ☎1393, the mental health hotline ☎1577-0199, the hope hotline ☎129, the life hotline ☎1588-9191, You can receive counseling from experts 24 hours a day through the youth hotline ☎1388, youth mobile counseling app ‘Dog Who Will Listen to Everything’, KakaoTalk, etc.

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