Nagano 4 murders 2 victims walk Did you know their actions in advance and attack?

In the case of four people killed with hunting rifles and knives in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture, it was found that the two female victims had taken a walk together on the day of the incident just before they were reported.
Police are investigating the possibility that the suspect may have preventedly attacked the two people after knowing their actions.

On the 25th, Yukie Murakami (66) and Yasuko Takeuchi (70), who live near the scene, were stabbed with knives in Ebe, Nakano City, 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.

The police arrested agricultural suspect Masanori Aoki (4) on suspicion of murder against Sergeant Ikeuchi on the 26th, and are also investigating the murder of three others.

According to people living near the scene, the murdered Murakami and Takeuchi usually took a walk together in the evening, and on the day of the incident, the two were seen walking about 31 minutes before they were reported.

According to investigators, the suspect may have been aware of the circumstances of the two walks, and the police are investigating the possibility that the suspect may have attacked the two people in a planned manner.

Report: About 20 minutes ago, I saw two dead people walking

A woman in her 500s who lives about 50 meters away from the scene of the crime often saw the deceased Yasuko Takeuchi (70) and Yukie Murakami (66) taking a walk together in the evening.

On the day of the incident, shortly after 2 p.m., about 20 minutes before the report, I saw two people walking in front of the house from south to north toward the scene.

And after a while, there was a siren sound.

I was watching the scene around 4 p.m., and a police car was calling out to the surroundings with a loudspeaker, "Please stop."

A video taken by the woman around 2 p.m. shows many police cars and ambulances gathered near the scene.

The woman said, "On the day of the incident, the two of them were walking around talking as usual, and when I greeted them, they returned the favor, and I was surprised why they were involved in the incident."

Chatting and taking a walk together since last fall.

According to a man who lives near the crime scene, he has been seen walking together since last fall.

The man said, "We were taking walks around 3 or 4 p.m., and we were always walking together without any other walking companions.