Around 11:30 am on the 8th, former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in Nara City, was shot by a man, and former Prime Minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, where he was being treated.



What was happening at the scene?


I have summarized what I know from the images taken.



* The video contains gunshots.

The site is near Kintetsu Yamato-Saidaiji Station

Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City is one of the central stations in Nara City where the Kintetsu Nara Line and the Kyoto Line intersect.

The rotary in front of the station is also known as a place where many candidates give speeches during elections.

Former Prime Minister Abe Video of the moment he was shot Two gunshots

This is a video taken by an NHK reporter who was interviewing the speech of former Prime Minister Abe.



After hearing the gunshots twice, the man was arrested by men who appeared to be SPs.

[Video] Former Prime Minister Abe Video of the moment when he was shot Two gunshots

On the nearby street, there was something like black tape wrapped around it.

A man approaches former Prime Minister Abe and shoots white smoke

In the footage shot by a man listening to a speech, while former Prime Minister Abe was surrounded by a large audience and giving a speech, the man slowly moved from diagonally behind Abe to a few meters. It was a picture of a white smoke rushing in as he walked closer and fired.

Former Prime Minister Abe stopped his speech and turned around, and the man walked further and fired again.



After the second gunshot, former Prime Minister Abe collapsed and many people rushed in.

[Video] A man approaches former Prime Minister Abe and shoots white smoke

Some people appear to be suspects in the footage shot before the incident

In the video taken by an NHK reporter, after 11:00 am, before the candidate's election car arrives near Kintetsu Yamato-Saidaiji Station, wait with your arms folded in the front row of the sidewalk where a temporary pole was erected. There is a person who seems to be a suspect.

[Video] Former Prime Minister Abe Photographed by NHK reporter who seems to be a suspect before the shooting incident

The footage shows a suspect looking around, and the black shoulder bag on his shoulder appears to contain a large baggage.



After that, the reporter was filming a speech by former Prime Minister Abe, but suddenly he heard a gunshot-like sound twice and the video was distorted.

Immediately after that, the video shows the suspect being arrested and detained.