Nagano Stand-up Suspect Has Been Interested in Guns for a Long Time Was He Used to Handling Guns?

In the case of four people who were shot and killed with hunting rifles in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture, interviews with investigators revealed that the suspect arrested on suspicion of murder had been interested in guns for a long time and had been shooting hunting rifles on a daily basis as a measure to prevent damage to birds and beasts in agriculture.

On the 25th, Yukie Murakami (66) and Yasuko Takeuchi (70), who live near the scene in Ebe, Nakano City, were stabbed with knives, and Lt. Yoshiki Tamai (46) and Sergeant Takuo Ikeuchi (61) of the Nakano Police Station were shot with hunting rifles, killing a total of four people.

In this case, the police arrested farmer Masanori Aoki (4) on suspicion of murder against Sergeant Ikeuchi, and will also investigate the murder of three others.

Previous investigations have shown that the suspect had permission to possess four hunting rifles, but interviews with investigators revealed that he had been interested in guns for a long time, had a hobby of clay shooting, and regularly used hunting rifles as a measure to prevent damage to birds and beasts in agriculture.

It was also found that the suspect remained holed up in his home and continued to be persuaded by his father with the police until he came out and was taken into custody by the police, and during this time he appeared to have tried to shoot himself twice.

Police believe the suspect was accustomed to handling guns and are investigating the urge to attack police officers.

Suspect chases a woman when attacking her, strong murderous intent?

In this case, when the suspect attacked Ms. Murakami of the two women, it was found that she chased her around and stabbed her with a survival knife with a blade of about 2 centimeters, according to interviews with police and witnesses.

According to those involved in the investigation, it is also known that Aoki made a statement to the effect that he killed the victim because he thought he had been badly spoken of by the female victim, and the police are investigating the circumstances leading to the incident because they believe that there was a strong murderous intent.