The killer who assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed many mysterious, not simple details

The suspect who shot Abe Shinzo, named Tetsuya Yamagami , was arrested at the scene. Police said the gunman used a homemade firearm. Currently, authorities are investigating whether the subject acted alone.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated yesterday (July 8) while he was giving an election campaign speech in Nara, western Japan.

The 67-year-old former prime minister was pronounced dead five and a half hours after the assassination attempt. He was transfused with more than 100 units of blood over four hours, but ultimately succumbed to gunshot wounds to his left chest and neck.

The suspect who shot him, a man named Tetsuya Yamagami, was arrested at the scene. Police said the gunman used a homemade firearm. Currently, authorities are investigating whether the subject acted alone.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, served in the Japan Self-Defense Forces from 2002-2005. He lives in an apartment in the city of Nara, but quit his job last May due to health reasons, a company employee said.

"I never felt he had political convictions. I don't see any connection between him and the attack," the source told Japanese media.

Yamagami attended high school in Nara. Subject wrote in his graduation yearbook that he had "no clue" as to what he wanted to do in the future.

According to Japanese government officials, Yamagami served in the Japan Self-Defense Forces for two years and nine months, at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture.

In the fall of 2020, he started working for a mechanical company in the Kansai region, said a company leader dispatched in Okaka Prefecture.

There is no information about this subject having trouble with the company. But in April of this year, Yamagami told the company that he wanted to quit his job because he was "tired", and quit after a month.

Initial information from the police said Yamagami said he felt a grudge against "a specific organization", possibly a religious organization, and believed Mr. Abe was a member of that organization, and His grudge has nothing to do with politics. It is unclear whether the organization he was referring to actually exists.

At a recent press conference, the Nara Prefectural Police - Japan said that it has established a 90-member task force and will investigate the case of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being shot as a murder.

The shooting death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a political event at a political event has raised questions about protecting senior figures in a country where political violence and gun crime are common. extremely rare.

The dignitaries in Japan often travel with modest security forces, primarily focused on direct threats rather than being protected by heavily armed personnel ready for attacks. Gun equity is common in places like the US.

Mr. Abe, 67, was campaigning in Nara city for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate ahead of the July 10 election when he was shot. Nippon TV said the attacker was about 3 meters away. Officials from the Nara Prefectural Police Department said the security request at the event was "abrupt" and that the agency would review whether the security issue was appropriate and take appropriate action.

Nippon Television quoted Nara police as saying Mr Abe was protected at the event on July 8 by an armed police officer and several other local officers. Nara police declined to say how many officers are in charge of security for Mr. Abe.

Some critics say security around the former prime minister should have been beefed up. Masazumi Nakajima, a former Japanese detective, told TBS television: "Anyone can hit him from that distance. I think the security is too thin."

"He needs protection from all directions. If that's not 100% guaranteed, it's not good at all," said Koichi Ito, a security expert who protects senior figures. Video and photos from the moment before Mr Abe was shot showed large crowds surrounding the former prime minister at close range while his bodyguards consisted of only a few people.

All major parties announced the suspension of election campaign activities after the shooting on July 8. Grant Newsham, a former diplomat at the Japan Strategic Studies Forum, said Japanese authorities will be more vigilant and guarded against high-ranking politicians after the assassination. . Mr. Newsham said: "Proximity to voters is a feature of the campaign in Japan. Maybe that will change. It's a pity."

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