Police Accidental Discharge Occurs During Arrest of a Man Who Attacked His Mother with a Knife in Changwon Hair Salon
During the process of apprehending a man in his 20s who attacked his mother with a knife at a hair salon in Changwon, a police accidental discharge incident occurred.
Fortunately, it was a blank round, but it was a harrowing situation that could have led to serious casualties.
According to the Changwon Central Police Station on the 8th, around noon on the 5th, a man identified as A, in his 20s, wielded a knife at his mother, who operates the hair salon, in a shopping area of an apartment complex in Yongho-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon.
As a result of A's actions, his mother, a woman in her 60s identified as B, sustained serious injuries but her life is not in danger.
Two customers, a man and a woman in their 50s, who were in the hair salon at the time were also injured.
Police, who were dispatched after receiving the report, subdued A at the scene using a Taser and arrested him as a flagrant offender.
It has been confirmed that A committed the crime due to resentment, believing that his mother B often disregarded him.
However, an unexpected incident occurred during the process of handing over the suspect to detectives and withdrawing from the scene.
While inside a patrol car, the trigger of a .38 caliber revolver held by a female officer was accidentally pulled, resulting in the discharge of a blank round.
The blank round fired in the direction of the officer's foot, causing the officer to sustain injuries such as burns to her ankle.
A spokesperson for the Changwon Central Police Station explained, “After the situation was resolved, the female officer accidentally discharged the weapon while trying to reinsert the safety catch on the trigger.”
The police plan not to discipline or warn the officer responsible for the accidental discharge. They have reported that the incident occurred due to gun misuse and plan to conduct firearm training for frontline police officers.
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