The Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot in the western prefecture of Nara, Japan, and is in critical condition and showing no life signs due to cardiopulmonary arrest after being taken to the hospital, where he is being given blood transfusions.
The weapon appears to be an improvised shotgun. The suspect, 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya has been brought into custody and has told authorities that he shot Shinzo Abe due to a grudge had had with the Prime Minister on political issues, according to Japanese media.
NHK News said that one of their reporters on the scene heard two shots at around 11:30 a.m. shortly after Abe began his speech and that the former Prime Minister appeared to have been shot around his chest and neck.
NHK also reported that a woman on the scene said that there were two shots. She saw a man approaching Abe from behind as he was delivering a speech, and didn't see anyone fall down after the first shot, which she said was very loud, and that he collapsed after the second gunshot.
She said that the suspect stayed where he was and didn't try to run, he put his gun down and waited to be caught by security personnel.
The weapon appears to be an improvised shotgun. The suspect, 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya has been brought into custody and has told authorities that he shot Shinzo Abe due to a grudge had had with the Prime Minister on political issues, according to Japanese media.
NHK News said that one of their reporters on the scene heard two shots at around 11:30 a.m. shortly after Abe began his speech and that the former Prime Minister appeared to have been shot around his chest and neck.
NHK also reported that a woman on the scene said that there were two shots. She saw a man approaching Abe from behind as he was delivering a speech, and didn't see anyone fall down after the first shot, which she said was very loud, and that he collapsed after the second gunshot.
She said that the suspect stayed where he was and didn't try to run, he put his gun down and waited to be caught by security personnel.