▲ Police and military investigators examine a lake park in the southeastern city of Daegu on Sept. 2, 2025, after an Army officer was found dead with a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide. (Yonhap)

Army officer death-police

Army captain's suicide note said to complain of workplace bullying

DAEGU, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they plan to launch an investigation into the apparent suicide of an Army captain in the southeastern city of Daegu earlier this week, after he was found to have left a suicide note complaining of workplace bullying and abuse.

The officer, whose identity was withheld, was found dead by a passer-by with a gunshot wound to the head at Daegu's Suseongmot Lake Resort on Tuesday morning.

His suicide note found on the scene, along with a K-2 training rifle, was written in three parts, addressed to the military authorities, his parents and reporters. The section addressed to reporters, in particular, primarily complained of bullying and cruel treatment at work.

Under current law, military police are required to promptly transfer cases to the police when circumstances, such as abuse or sexual offenses, are confirmed in the death of a soldier.

The military police are currently confirming the basic facts over the officer's death and will soon transfer the case to the police, according to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency.

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