A man was hit on the head on the sidewalk and died Investigating the whereabouts of a man who escaped Yokohama

On the night of the 20th, a man was hit on the head with a stick and died on the sidewalk along National Route 1 in Yokohama City.

Police are investigating the whereabouts of the man who beat them as a homicide and are proceeding to confirm the identity of the deceased man.

Around 6:00 pm on the 20th, on the sidewalk along National Route 1 in Higashimatano-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, several people passing by said, ``A man was hitting someone with something like a stick,'' and ``A person was lying down. 110 calls were made one after another, saying,

According to the police, an adult man was hit on the head with something like a stick and fell down, and he was taken to the hospital and received treatment, but after 2:30 am on the 21st, he was confirmed dead. I was.

According to multiple eyewitnesses, including those who drove by, the man who hit him was wearing dark clothes and ran away in the direction of Fujisawa City.

Police are investigating the whereabouts of the man who fled as a murder case and are proceeding to confirm the identity of the deceased man.

The site is a sidewalk along National Route 1, about 5 km from JR Totsuka Station and about 2.5 km from JR Fujisawa Station, and is usually a place with a lot of traffic.

Nearby residents "I'm surprised by the incident and I'm scared"

A woman in her 70s who lives in an apartment near the scene said, "I'm surprised that such an incident occurred near my house. I'm scared because I sometimes walk."