A 26-year-old gangster in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of violating the Firearms and Swords Act for having a pistol in a parking lot in Iga City, Mie Prefecture.
Police are investigating the connection, alleging that he was involved in the incident in which a male gangster was shot in the parking lot of a hospital in the city on the 10th of this month.
The person arrested was Yusuke Shimizu (26), a member of the 6th Yamaguchi-gumi gangster who lives in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
According to police, it is suspected of violating the Firearms and Swords Act on the 10th of this month, alleging that he had a revolver and a live ammunition at a parking lot in Shijuku-cho, Iga City.
Police have not disclosed the approval or disapproval, but on the 10th of this month, a man who was a member of a gangster who was split from the "Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi" was shot and injured in the parking lot of a hospital in the city. It is a statement that hints at involvement.
Shimizu was reported to appear at a police station in Chiba prefecture on the afternoon of the 14th, so police are investigating the connection with the incident and are increasing caution to see if it will lead to a conflict between gangsters.