Crime Japan: Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe unconscious after being shot in Nara [Update: Has died]

[tom_mai78101]

TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unconscious after being shot by a gunman on Friday while delivering a stump speech in the western city of Nara ahead of the weekend's House of Councillors election, police and firefighters said.

Abe was shot from behind at around 11:30 a.m. while he was speaking in front of Kintetsu Railway's Yamato-Saidaiji Station, the police said, adding he collapsed to the ground after two shots were heard.

The 67-year-old, who was also the longtime leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was rushed to hospital with blood seen on his shirt. He is apparently showing no vital signs.

An LDP lawmaker said there is information that Abe was shot in the left side of his upper torso.

Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old resident of the western city, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, the police said.

Former Japan PM Abe dies after being shot during election speech

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot while delivering a stump speech in the western city of Nara two days ahead of a national election.

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[tom_mai78101]

Confirmed to have died from gunshot wounds.


Shinzo Abe: Former Japanese prime minister dies after being shot while giving speech


Mr Abe, who was 67, bled to death after sustaining two deep wounds, a doctor from Nara Medical University Hospital says.

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech in the western city of Nara.

The 67-year-old bled to death after sustaining two deep neck wounds that damaged an artery, said Dr Hidetada Fukushima from Nara Medical University Hospital.

He had no vital signs on arrival and was never revived after suffering major damage to his heart.

More than 100 units of blood were given during four hours of blood transfusions as Mr Abe haemorrhaged.

The former PM was shot from behind with what appeared to be a homemade gun.

Shinzo Abe: Gunman admits shooting dead former Japanese prime minister, police say

Shinzo Abe, 67, was giving a speech at a campaign rally when he was shot twice from behind with what appeared to be a homemade gun. The gunman was wrestled to the ground by police after the shooting.

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[The Helper]

They did it with a home made gun too. Sometimes as a Texan it is hard to imagine places that do not have access to just about any firearm that this guy was so into what he was going to do that he actually made his own gun (of course I dont know if he made it might have been bought from someone else that made it).

 

[tom_mai78101]

They did it with a home made gun too. Sometimes as a Texan it is hard to imagine places that do not have access to just about any firearm that this guy was so into what he was going to do that he actually made his own gun (of course I dont know if he made it might have been bought from someone else that made it).

It's confirmed to be custom-made, but of what kind, it's still unconfirmed yet. Right now, it seems to be a type of battery-powered pipe gun.

 

[tom_mai78101]

Shinzo Abe was only confirmed as speaker one day before event where he was killed, deepening questions around assassination


Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign visit on Friday morning was only confirmed late the night before, the BBC reported.

Abe was giving a speech near a train station in the western city of Nara at around 11.30 a.m. local time when he was shot twice from behind.

He suffered fatal wounds to his neck and the left of his chest and was declared dead in the hospital five and a half hours later.

The former prime minister, who stepped down in 2020 due to health issues, was on the campaign trail for in support of his Liberal Democratic Party ahead of this Sunday's upper house election.

His visit to Nara was only confirmed late last night, per the BBC.

That detail raises questions about how his killer was able to act so quickly.

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Suspected gunman says ‘no political grudge’ against Abe


The fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe does not appear to have been politically motivated, investigative sources said.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, was quoted as telling investigators, “It was not because I held a political grudge toward Abe.”

Yamagami, whose profession is unknown, lives in Nara. Police have searched his home.

Abe, 67, was delivering a stump speech on the street in front of Kintetsu Railway’s Yamato-Saidaiji Station in the city.

He was shot from behind around 11:30 a.m., and was declared dead around 5 p.m.

A gun that appears to be homemade was found at the scene.

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