In an incident in Fujimino City, Saitama Prefecture, where a doctor was taken hostage, the doctor was found to have died instantly after being shot in the chest with a shotgun, according to an interview with an investigative official.
Police are investigating the situation at the time, saying that the suspect was saying "it's okay" about the doctor's condition when he was standing up.
Hiroshi Watanabe (66) is suspected of killing Junichi Suzuki (44), a doctor who was in charge of visiting his mother, with a shotgun in a hostage-building incident that occurred in a house in Fujimino City, Saitama Prefecture. I am.
According to the police, he said to the investigation, "I thought my mother died and there was nothing better in the future. I thought I would kill a doctor or a person in the clinic and commit suicide."
According to the investigation so far, it is known that Watanabe suspected that he had called Dr. Suzuki and others into the room where the body of his mother who died the day before (26th) was placed and attacked with a shotgun. Upon closer examination, the doctor was found to have died instantly after being shot in the chest, according to an interview with an investigative official.
On the other hand, when he was standing up, he told the negotiator investigator that he was "ok" about Dr. Suzuki's condition, and the investigator rushed in about 11 hours later.
Police are investigating the situation and circumstances at the time, assuming that they were complaining about medical treatment for their mother who was caring for them at home.