Former Prime Minister Abe was shot dead during a speech in Nara City, and a suspect arrested told an investigation that he had recently tried a gun at a facility related to a particular religious group that had a grudge. It was found in the interview with the investigators that he made a statement to the effect that he did.
On the other hand, police authorities are checking the facts and investigating the details of the facts, as no reports regarding trial shooting have been received so far.
Former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in Nara City, was shot dead from behind on the 8th, and police arrested an unemployed Tetsuya Yamagami (41) who lives in Nara City and investigated it on suspicion of murder. doing.
It is believed that a handmade gun was used for the attack, but Yamagami made a statement to the investigation that he had recently tried a gun at a facility related to a specific religious group. Was found by interviewing the investigators.
Regarding this religious group, the suspect said, "I had a grudge against the group and I thought that former Prime Minister Abe had a close relationship. Originally I tried to kill an executive of this religious group, but I could not do it, so I asked the former Prime Minister. I decided to shoot with a gun. "
On the other hand, police authorities are checking the facts and investigating the details of the facts, as no reports regarding trial shooting have been received so far.
A board with a hole in the suspect's car "used for a trial shot"
According to the police, on the 9th, when Yamagami's car was confiscated and investigated in detail, there were several wooden boards with holes that seemed to be bullet holes and several trays covered with aluminum. It means that it was found.
The wooden board is almost square, about 1 meter long and wide, and Yamagami explained that "the wooden board was used for test shooting and the tray was used for drying gunpowder."
In response to the investigation so far, it seems that the police had confirmed the killing ability of the gun in advance by making a statement to the effect that they manufactured multiple types of guns by wrapping iron pipes with adhesive tape. I'm investigating the history.
The person near the house where the suspect used to live
A woman who lives near a house in Nara City, where Tetsuya Yamagami seems to have lived more than 20 years ago, said, "The suspect's grandfather lived for a long time, but he is self-employed for construction. At that time, I was in a good car, and I felt like I was swinging my wings. The suspect's mother moved to the vacant lot next to the house with the suspect and his sister, who were in the lower grades of elementary school. I've seen him crouching and playing with his house. About 25 years ago, the suspect's grandfather died, and soon after he went out with his family somewhere, he was in the name of his grandfather. I wondered why it was supposed to be my house. I was surprised to see an incident like this. "
According to a woman who lived in the neighborhood of a house in Nara City, where Tetsuya Yamagami used to live and now seems to live with her mother, Yamagami moved with her mother, brother and sister about 20 years ago. It means that I lived with four people.
After that, her brother died, and her mother now lives alone in this house.
The woman said, "I only see my mother leaving home in the morning and returning in the evening, and I don't think there are many people in the neighborhood who interact with her family. I think people in the neighborhood knew that they seemed to be involved. I've rarely seen the suspect before. "
A man who owns a house in Nara City, where Tetsuya Yamagami used to live and now seems to have a mother, said, "I have contracted with my mother and have been renting my current house for about 10 years. I haven't contacted you. I may have had a family when I moved, but I think my mother lives alone now. I didn't have any trouble, but I used to delinquent rent and said, "Please go out." I paid immediately, and after that, I wasn't in arrears. "
At the scene of the incident, a large number of people lined up at the flower stand at one time to more than 1000 people.
A large number of people visited the flower stand near the scene of the death of former Prime Minister Abe when he was shot by a gun in Nara City, and as of 4:00 pm, more than 1,000 people were lining up. ..
There is a time when the waiting time is about 40 minutes before donating flowers, and the person in charge of security gives priority to family members with small children and people with disabilities as a measure against heat stroke. rice field.
A woman in her 40s living in Nara Prefecture said, "I came to donate flowers because I couldn't help it even if it was sudden. I still wanted to do my best for Japan."
A woman in her 40s who visited with her son from Osaka said, "I came to pray to express my gratitude. It's a pity that an incident happened even though I was young."