Japanese college students shot their families with bows and arrows and were arrested, local residents panic: feeling very unsafe
[Global Times reporter Hu Hao] Japan’s Sankei Shimbun reported on the 4th that a vicious homicide occurred in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. A male college student in his 20s shot his mother and grandmother with a bow Two relatives were wounded and subsequently arrested by the police. At present, the police have not clarified their motives for killing.
"Sankei Shimbun" said on the 4th that the murder occurred in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. At about 10 am on the same day, the police received a report from the residents that there was a blood incident in a house in No. 2 Cangxi, Ankang, Arrow in the head. After the police dispatched, 23-year-old Nozuo Eiwa was arrested at the residence, and 4 dead and wounded were found, including a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 40s who had an arrow in the head. Although a 20-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were also injured, they were not seriously injured and were taken to hospital for treatment. According to the investigation, the two deceased were the grandmother and mother of the suspect Nozu, and the other two were his brother and another female relative. They live in the house with Nozu. The police found a bow and arrow in the house.
Facing the police investigation, the suspect Nozu admitted that he shot and killed 4 people with a bow and arrow. He also stated that "I wanted to kill everyone (in the house)". But it is not clear why he has such a strong killing intention to his relatives. The police said that they will continue to investigate their motives for the crime and identify their mental state.
Japanese media said the incident caused great panic to local residents. Some residents in the surrounding area said that they did not find that the family had any special anomalies before the incident, nor did they notice that they had quarreled or conflicted. Residents said there had never been a similar blood case before, and the bloody scene shocked them and "feel very unsafe."