Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Russian policeman kills himself scratching nose with his gun

An armed 23 year old policeman in Moscow fell victim of his own carelessness. He decided to scratch an itchy spot on his nose with a gun and accidentally killed himself.

The tragedy happened in the court security facility. At 6pm the officer’s supervisor tried to connect with him over the phone to check on him. The sergeant did not answer his phone and the supervisor had to go see him with other officers.

The police found a locked door they had to break and the body of their colleague behind the door. The policeman’s body with a wound in the head was found under the desk. The investigation ruled out a murder. There was no note that would indicate suicide.

The victim had been serving in police since 2007. He was single and was not registered with the staff psychologist. He was reported to be in good spirits on the day of the accident. The sergeant allegedly scratched his nose with his gun and accidentally pulled the trigger.

5 comments:

Diane said...

How do they know he was scrathing his nose when the gun went off and he was suppose to be scratching his nose behind a locked door? Something is really amiss here.

Foreigner1 said...

If he committed suicide, his next of kin will not get any insurance money, so he just <span>must</span> have had an accident while scratching.

Well, at least the itch has gone for good now...

cath said...

Maybe he was known to have a habit of scratching his nose with his gun?

Reminds me of a certain Simpsons episode.

Andiscandis said...

wow

another said...

Right. And Hemingway was just trying to clear his sinuses.