On the afternoon of the 5th, a shooting sound was heard from the home of the leader of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, a designated organized crime group in Kobe, and multiple bullet holes were found.


Police arrested a 49-year-old unemployed suspect who appeared in a police box with a pistol on suspicion of violating the Firearms and Swords Act, and is investigating the connection with the case.

At around 2:20 pm on the 5th, the police were wary of the surrounding area, saying, "I heard multiple shooting sounds" from the home of Kunio Inoue, the head of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi, a specific conflict designated crime group in Suzurandai Higashimachi, Kita-ku, Kobe. The official reported.



Police investigations revealed multiple bullet holes in the house, but no one was injured.



Immediately after this, Yuji Hayashi (49), an unemployed person in Gifu City, appeared at a police box about 1.5 kilometers away from the scene with a pistol, and police violated the Firearms and Swords Act, alleging that he had a revolver. I was arrested on suspicion of.



According to police, Hayashi admitted to the investigation that he was "no doubt" and hinted at the shooting.



Police are investigating the link to the shooting incident.



The site is a residential area about 1 km east of Suzurandai Station on the Kobe Electric Railway.



Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi and Yamaguchi-gumi are designated as "Specified Conflict Designated Boryokudan" that continue to fight against each other.