On the 25th, a 43-year-old suspect who was arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder one of three employees at a convenience store in Sapporo City said, ``I don't have any grudge against the three of them and I'm sorry.'' Interviews with investigators revealed that he made a statement to the effect that "I don't think so."
Police are still investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.
On the morning of the 25th, three male and female employees were stabbed at the Seicomart Kita 31-jo convenience store in Kita Ward, Sapporo. Among them, Keisuke Ohashi (40), who was attacked in the backyard, died, and two others. I was also injured.
Hirotaka Miyanishi (43), an unemployed man from Sapporo's Kita Ward, was arrested on the spot on suspicion of attempting to murder a 60-year-old male store clerk who was injured, and was sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office on the 26th.
According to the police, in response to the investigation so far, he admitted that he stabbed the three people with murderous intent, but also said things that made no sense.
A subsequent investigation revealed that Mr. Ohashi's cause of death was hemorrhagic shock caused by being stabbed multiple times.
Multiple knives were recovered from the scene, and police believe there was a strong murderous intent.
Meanwhile, interviews with investigators have revealed that Miyanishi also made a statement to the effect that ``I don't have any grudge against the three of them and I feel sorry for them.''
The police will continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the incident, and will also investigate whether Mr. Ohashi is suspected of murder.
What was the situation inside the store at the time of the incident?
Police analyzed footage from security cameras and were able to uncover what happened inside the store at the time.
According to police, after walking around the store for a while, Miyanishi first attacked a 60-year-old male clerk behind the checkout counter, and also slashed a 58-year-old female clerk near the center of the store.
He then headed to the backyard where he allegedly stabbed the deceased store employee, Keisuke Ohashi (40), multiple times with a knife.
According to the police, Miyanishi also tried to chase the 60-year-old store clerk he had first attacked outside the store, when he was apprehended by police officers who rushed to the store.
There were two other employees in the store at the time, but they were both in the kitchen and were not attacked.
According to ``Secoma'', which operates Seico Mart, the incident occurred when they had increased the number of employees and were responding to the orders with five people on the 25th due to a higher number of orders for bento boxes than usual.