In the recent fatal shooting accident that involved a homemade firearms in Songdo, Inscheon, it was revealed that the supervisor police commander did not appear on the scene for over 70 minutes. More alarming, according to reports, the officer was not aware of the internal protocols that required an immediate presence in such high -risk crime scenes.
According to the documents obtained on July 26 by the legislator Youn Kun-Young of the Democratic Party, the emergency call 112 was made for the first time at 9:31 pm on 20 July. The caller was the victim’s wife, a 33 -year -old man identified as Mr. A, who had been hit by his father. He took his children and closed himself in a room as he asked for help, saying, “My husband was hit. Please save us.”
The respondent agent quickly recognized the seriousness of the situation and issued a “code 0”, the high -level emergency shipping protocol. Within about 10 minutes, three patrol cars arrived on the spot. However, the key commander, identified as Inspector B, did not show up.
The internal police protocol requires that during a “code 0” situation, the commander situation must respond to the scene to lead the initial response team and subsequently deliver the authority to a department head. Not only did Inspector B have appeared, but no high officer has been appointed to drive in his absence, despite the fact that it was a requested fallback procedure.
Without a clear chain of command, the rescuers decided to wait for the Swat team, it feared that the involvement of the suspicion-the Mr. 62 years-Ikeeps endangered the family inside. The Swat team arrived at 10:16 pm and entered the residence at 22:40, just to find that the suspicion had already fled. Inspector B finally arrived at 22:43.
The entrance door had been damaged by suspicious shots and could have been opened at any time, but the agents did not try to enter before the arrival of the Swat team. It was not until 11:18 am – almost two hours after the initial call – that the officers confirmed through CCTV that the suspicion had escaped the building’s hall.
The local police department defended his actions, claiming to have remained in touch with the victim’s wife, who believed that the suspicion was still inside. According to reports, the agents also tried to obtain visual access through the terrace. Inspector B later said he tried to drive from the station and contributed to communications and internal coordination. Recognized not to know the on -site response manual and said, “I tried to check the homeout of the house using the Internet.”
As for the missed opportunity to direct the Swat operations, Inspector B explained that radio communication had failed on the scene and that when it arrived, the Swat team had already entered. He did not enter the apartment to avoid contaminating potential tests.
In response to public protests and concerns about the delayed police action, the Office of the General Inspector of the National Police Agency has started an official investigation. A spokesman confirmed, “We will examine if the initial answer on the scene was appropriate.”
This case rekindled the public debate on the preparation and responsibility of the police during potentially lethal emergencies, with many who asked for a more severe application of command protocols and better training in response to crises.
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