Former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in Nara City before noon on the 8th, was shot dead by a man and was arrested on suspicion of murder. Classmates from junior high school and high school responded to NHK's interview.
Junior high school classmate "Study is excellent and I can't organize my head seriously"
A man who was a classmate of Yamagami's junior high school and belonged to the same basketball club said, "I have the impression that he is a quiet honor student who can study. There wasn't. "
He also said he was "a central player in the basketball club and was a regular in the third grade. As far as I can remember, I never took a break from practice."
He said, "I was very good at studying and was serious, and I went to one of the most advanced schools in the prefecture, so I think it was good to have a good point. There were people, but the suspect had never done that, and I've never heard of any trouble. "
On top of that, he said, "I was surprised that such an incident happened, but when I heard that the suspect was a classmate, I was so shocked that I couldn't organize my mind. I can't believe what happened. "
High school classmate "gentle and unobtrusive, honor student type"
In addition, Yamagami's high school classmate said, "I've talked to him several times because he was in the same class when he was in the first year of high school. I didn't have any trouble with it. "
He also said, "I have been a member of the school cheering squad since I was in the first grade and came to cheer at sports club competitions. I remember being surprised at the gap between the quiet appearance in the classroom." Was there.
He said, "I'm surprised because I didn't think he was the type to cause an incident."