A police officer fatally shot himself in the head in the toilet at his police station in Kamata, Tokyo, police said Sunday.

Fuji TV quoted police as saying that the 44-year-old patrol officer was found after a shot was heard in the toilet at the station in Ota Ward at around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. His pistol was lying at his feet. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police said a suicide note was left nearby but did not reveal the contents.

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