A Man in His 40s Armed with a Knife Causes a Disturbance by Threatening to Jump in Busan... Police Standoff Lasts Over 3 Hours

On the 13th, the police special forces and a professional negotiation team were dispatched to restrain a man who was attempting to jump from the 4th floor of a villa in Saha-gu, Busan, while self-harming with a weapon.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] In Busan, a man who self-harmed with a bladed weapon and attempted to jump off a building has been in a standoff with police and firefighters trying to prevent harm for over three hours.

According to the Saha Police Station in Busan, at around 5:40 a.m. on the 13th, police responded to a 112 emergency call and found Mr. A (in his 40s) sitting on the window ledge on the 4th floor of a 7-story officetel building in Dangni-dong, Saha-gu, having self-inflicted several wounds with a bladed weapon.

The police were dispatched after receiving a 112 call reporting "someone is following me," but upon arrival at the scene, they found Mr. A holding two bladed weapons on the 4th floor.

The responding officers established a police line at the scene and urgently requested the fire department to install safety mats to prevent injury from a potential fall.

Currently, the chief of the Saha Police Station is directing the scene, and the Busan Police Agency's crisis negotiation team and special police unit have also been dispatched.

At the scene, 29 police officers and 12 firefighters are on standby, and negotiators are attempting to make contact and persuade Mr. A.

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