Former Prime Minister Abe was shot dead by a gun during his speech, and the arrested suspect stated to the investigation that he was "aiming for an opportunity to get closer to him," to investigators. I understood from the interview.
Police are investigating the alleged attack on an election contest in which an unspecified number of voters are gathering in the near future.
Former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech in Nara City, was shot dead from behind on the 8th of this month, and police arrested an unemployed Tetsuya Yamagami (41) who lives in Nara City and killed him. I am investigating with suspicion.
According to police investigations so far, Yamagami has made a statement to the effect that "I was making explosives, but I started making guns in the middle."
In addition, an interview with an investigative official revealed that he had stated to the police that he had switched to a gun that could surely serve his purpose. He was aiming for an opportunity to get closer to him.
It is believed that Yamagami walked closer from diagonally behind former Prime Minister Abe, who was giving a speech at the election contest of the House of Representatives, and fired a gun at a distance of several meters. I know I went. "
Police officials are investigating the fact that an unspecified number of voters have gathered in the near future and are looking for an opportunity to make an election campaign to ensure that they can approach the former Prime Minister.
Suspect "decided to kill a year ago" statement to the effect
In response to the investigation, Yamagami stated that he aimed at former Prime Minister Abe, saying, "I had a grudge against a specific religious group and thought it was a close relationship." I decided to kill him a year ago. "
At first, he planned to kill him with explosives, but he stated that he changed to a gun attack only for the former Prime Minister Abe.
Several handmade guns were confiscated from Yamagami's home, and it was also known that he was trying to shoot in the mountains, and police had been preparing for at least a year. I'm looking into it.