Police officer kills himself at Busan Police Station

A police officer killed himself with a handgun he was carrying at a police station in Busan.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said a police officer in his 50s was found dead at a police station in Busan around 10 p.m. last night.

The police believe that A took his own life when two people were dispatched after receiving a report of a traffic accident at the police station where three people were working.

No suicide note has been found, police said, adding they are investigating the motive and how he took his own life.

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