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57-year-old Iannina police officer dies after shooting himself in the head
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A tragic incident occurred on March 21st when a 57-year-old Greek policeman was shot by his own firearm inside the local branch of the Ioannaia (Ivanaina) gendarmerie, resulting in immediate death rather than survival as initially reported earlier that day; while some sources stated he had been placed under medical care for life-saving treatment at noon on March 21st and others claimed a battle was being fought to save him until late afternoon news broke of his passing.
Key Points
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1A 57-year-old police officer died after being shot in the head with his service weapon inside a precinct building.
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2The incident occurred at an Ionia Police Station on March 21, leading to immediate news reports across multiple Greek outlets by morning and afternoon of Mar. 22.
Developments
Mar 22, 13:46
A 57-year-old police officer who was shot in the head with his service weapon died at Ioannina's Police Headquarters.
Mar 22, 09:22
The same incident is reported as a tragedy where an off-duty or on-call policeman (implied by 'service' context) who was shot in the head with his service weapon died at Ioannina's Police Headquarters.