A sailor found dead in Sasebo

U.S Navy Member Found Dead in Sasebo Park

SASEBO - A body of an American sailor was founded on Friday morning, May 10 2019. The body of the sailor was from the U.S. Navy base. It was found in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The body which was found at around 12 a.m. had a gunshot wound to the head. With that wound, it is concluded by the police that the man might have committed suicide.

The police received a call from the base at 11.30 p.m. on Thursday and they immediately fled to the scene. The army base told the police that one of the sailors had been talking about suicide and he had left the base with a gun.

However, the police have not revealed a further identity of the sailor. Although the base was reporting that someone is talking about suicide, the police are still going to investigate the case. Hence, it still not confirmed whether the sailor made a suicide or being killed.

A spokesman from the navy base, Aki Nichols revealed that the base is also working with the police to make a further process with the investigation. He stated on his Facebook that the base is cooperating with Sasebo police to have jurisdiction in this investigation.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/national/U.S.-Navy-member-found-dead-in-apparent-suicide-in-Sasebo-park