Member of riot squad dies in an apparent suicide at Prime Minister’s Office
A member of a police riot squad died in an apparent suicide in a restroom inside the west gate guard station at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo early Friday morning, investigators said.
The 25-year-old man — identified as Yuta Kurokawa — appeared to have taken his own life with the gun he was carrying, an official at the Metropolitan Police Department said.
The official said a fellow policeman — who was using the restroom at the same time — found Kurokawa bleeding from the head at around 4:40 a.m. after hearing the sound of a gunshot. He was transported to a hospital but was confirmed dead approximately 30 minutes later. Investigators said they found the weapon near the body, and that a bullet had been fired from the gun. No suicide note was found.
Source: The Japan Times
