Tragedy as murder squad detective kills himself at a police station

A murder squad detective has tragically taken his own life at a police station.

The male officer is understood to have died during the early hours of Monday morning. 

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man’s death. 

The tragedy comes just 11 months after WA Police announced the state’s homicide squad was under resourced and run off its feet after a surge in murder cases.

In response to the issue, extra officers – from both suburban and urban areas – were pulled off their usual beat and sent to the Northbridge-based homicide unit to help out. 

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