On the morning of the 3rd, at the Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison in Tachikawa, Tokyo, a 19-year-old male SDF officer was confirmed dead with blood bleeding from his head, and the SDF may have committed suicide with a rifle. I'm investigating.

Before 11:00 am on the 3rd, a 19-year-old male SDF officer was found lying down with blood bleeding from his head near the main gate of the Ground Self-Defense Force Higashi Tachikawa station in Tachikawa, Tokyo, and was taken to the hospital but died. Was confirmed.



According to the Ground Self-Defense Force, the male SDF was on a mission to guard the garrison with a rifle on the 3rd, so it is investigated in detail considering that the male SDF may have committed suicide with a rifle from the situation at the scene. ..



Yoshifumi Inoue, 1st class commander of the Higashi Tachikawa station, commented, "We are currently investigating the details and would like to take strict measures based on the results of the investigation."