For latest update, see Police officer shot dead, 19-year-old colleague arrestedA police sergeant was shot to death at a police box in western Japan on Wednesday, with a 19-year-old fellow officer arrested as the suspect, police said.The 41-year-old sergeant, Akira Imoto, was found collapsed and bleeding from his head and back at around 8:45 p.m. at the police box in front of JR Kawase Station in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, they said. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.At around 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, police detained the 19-year-old officer who had been on duty with the sergeant and w…READ FULL ARTICLE
