Police Officer Found with Gunshot Wound While on Duty at Jincheon Police Substation

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] A police officer was found with a gunshot wound at the Jincheon Police Substation in Chungbuk.

On the 4th, Jincheon Police Station announced that at 4:32 PM, Sergeant A (52), who was on duty at the Chopyeong Police Substation in Jincheon-gun, was found collapsed with a gunshot wound to the neck and bleeding, and was transported to a nearby hospital. Sergeant A is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

According to the police, Sergeant A entered an empty container behind the substation at around 4:06 PM that day and was discovered by a fellow officer who was looking for him to go on patrol together.

A police official stated, "It appears that Sergeant A shot himself with the .38 caliber pistol he was carrying," and added, "We are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident."

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