TOKYO, May 26 (Xinhua) — Four deaths have been confirmed Friday following a stabbing and taking pictures incident on Thursday involving a person armed with a looking rifle in Japan’s central prefecture of Nagano, native media reported.
The male suspect, who was confirmed to be the son of the native meeting speaker, was taken in custody by the police on Friday morning on suspicion of homicide, based on native police.
At round 4:25 p.m. native time (0725 GMT) Thursday, native police obtained an emergency name concerning the man stabbing a lady within the metropolis of Nakano. The cops who rushed to the scene have been shot, based on native police, who later confirmed the three lifeless.
After fleeing the scene, the male suspect holed up within the native meeting speaker’s residence, the place a number of gunshots have been heard at night time, based on native media shops.
Local police on Friday morning additionally confirmed the demise of an aged lady on the scene. She was reported to maintain accidents, however her circumstances have been unsure as she was in proximity to the scene to be evacuated on Thursday.