An unimaginable family tragedy unfolded in the middle of the street in Zakaki, Limassol, where a police officer shot his wife and then took his own life. The woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and was intubated.

It all happened before the horrified eyes of an eyewitness who spoke on camera.

The man was on the street in the Zakaki area when he saw a vehicle with the police officer in the passenger seat and the woman in the driver’s seat. As he said, he heard shouting and saw the police officer grab the woman by the throat. He stopped his car and approached, asking the man to let her go. The man told him to get out of the way and leave, saying she was his wife. The man persisted, and then the police officer turned the gun on him and threatened him. In a split second, the police officer turned the gun and shot his wife three times, then turned the gun on himself and shot himself.

The scene has been cordoned off by a large police presence conducting an investigation.

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