2010 Darwin Award contender - Officer dies scratching his nose with gun

m@cc@

http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/weird/officer-dies-scratching-his-nose-with-gun/story-e6frep26-1225864940090

INVESTIGATORS believe a young Moscow cop died after scratching his nose with his loaded gun.
The Moskovsky Komsomolets reports the 23-year-old policeman, who was not named, was found under a desk with a head wound. The investigation ruled out a murder and there was no note that would indicate suicide, the paper said.
The alarm was raised when a supervisor couldn't reach the policeman by phone. A locked door was broken down and the man's body was located, the paper said.
Pravda said the victim had been serving in the police force since 2007. He was single and had not visited the staff psychologist. He was reported to be in good spirits on the day of the accident.

Sounds very Wiggum-esque.

IvySlayer

Unless they have CCTV, how the **** did they figure that out?

m@cc@

IvySlayer wrote: »

Unless they have CCTV, how the **** did they figure that out?

You'd hope the Moscow police would have a bit of previous when it comes to investigating deaths.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtzHvYY8K4Y

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galwayrush

Willie O Dea was picured playing with a big gun, and eventually managed to shoot himself in the foot, does that count?:D

Dravokivich

galwayrush wrote: »

Willie O Dea was picured playing with a big gun, and eventually managed to shoot himself in the foot, does that count?:D

Has to be verified true... the Darwin Candidate has to die and must have no kids.

bonerm

INVESTIGATORS believe a young Moscow cop died after scratching his nose with his loaded gun.

Based on what?

A locked door was broken down and the man's body was located, the paper said.

I don't know about you but I always have to go behind a locked door whenever I need to scratch my nose.

(there probably should be a Darwin-style award for "worst piece of sensastionalist journalism". The above (s)crap of info would be a contender.

minidazzler

IIRC, only around half of suicides actually leave a note.

Menengroth™

ah, natural selection at its finest.

syklops

The alarm was raised when a supervisor couldn't reach the policeman by phone.

Did nobody hear the shot?

MayoForSam

Must have been one damn tough little booger he was dealing with there.

Topper Harley

Deleted User wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtzHvYY8K4Y

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Don't play with guns...BANG. Smooth. :cool: The awkward silence of all the people there. They didn't panic at all, they were all probably embarrassed for him.
He defo should have made a joke about it; "now I'm just like 50 cent".

brianthebard

bonerm wrote: »

Based on what?

the evidence to hand?

The_Minister

IvySlayer wrote: »

Unless they have CCTV, how the **** did they figure that out?

I would guess that people trying to kill themselves place the gun in their mouths, or at their temple.
He probably did it up through his nose, an angle that makes no sense if you want to kill yourself.

M5

The russian police investigation "concluded" (;)) that he had shot himself while scratching his nose,