Police sergeant critically injured after shooting himself with colleague's gun in Koshigaya, Saitama

At a waste treatment facility in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, a police officer who was restraining a violent man had his pistol taken by a colleague, according to the report. The officer who took the weapon shot himself in the head and is unconscious in critical condition. Police are investigating the circumstances in detail. According to the prefectural police, the sergeant is 37 years old and serves at the Kasukabe Police Station.

• Incident occurred at a waste facility in Koshigaya, Saitama
• A police officer's pistol was taken by a colleague during an arrest
• The 37-year-old sergeant is unconscious and in critical condition

警察官が同僚から拳銃を奪い、自らの頭を撃ちました。 　4日午前10時ごろ、埼玉県越谷市のごみ処理施設で警察官が暴れていた男を取り押さえる際に拳銃を奪われました。 　県警によりますと、男は埼玉県警春日部警察署の37歳の巡査部長で、自らの頭を撃って意識不明の重体です。 　警察が詳しい状況を調べています。 [テレ朝NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp