Former Japanese prime leader Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday, hours after being shot while participating in a campaign rally.
“Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe passed away while receiving medical attention at a hospital in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, according to a senior LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) official. He was 67, “The public broadcaster was quoted by a news source.
The 67-year-old politician was wounded earlier in the day while giving a speech in Nara. He was giving his speech on the street in Nara when a guy struck him from behind.
According to a representative of the nearby fire department, he was in cardio and pulmonary arrest while being evacuated to the hospital.
Yamagami Tetsuya, a 41-year-old man who shot two times at Abe, was detained by the police. He allegedly used a gun that he seemed to have built himself, according to accounts. He was detained right soon after the assault and made no attempt to flee.
According to national network NHK, Japanese police wearing protective gear stormed the residence of a man detained in connection with the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.
NHK footage showed five police officers entering a building that was identified by the network as the residence of a man detained for attempted murder following the incident while holding shields and wearing helmets.
Abe, the longest-serving prime minister in Japan, was in office from 2012 to 2020 before being forced to resign due to ulcerative colitis, a crippling digestive illness.
