Our friend Carlton McCycle had requested elaboration on the stabbing and subsequent police shooting which occurred in Shimonabe yesterday. Following is a summary of the most recent Kumanichi update.
The perpetrator, 38, and the victim, 65, lived in the same apartment but were not acquaintances, and the attack happened suddenly with no provocation. On the 28th at about 4:30 PM, as the victim was about to enter his car, the perpetrator suddenly furiously yelled, 「おい、コラ」, pulled out a knife, and slashed the victim in the face.
When a passerby, 30, called out “What are you doing?!” the perpetrator chased him some 400 meters to the Takuma Fire Station in Shimonabe 1 Chome, where an officer (40) on patrol encountered them. “I’ll shoot!” the officer warned, and when the perpetrator stormed at the officer, the latter fired five shots, four of which struck the perpetrator, resulting in his immediate death.
An autopsy showed the perpetrator was struck once on the left side of his chest, twice on his left lower abdomen, and once on his upper right arm, and it seems that heart damage due to penetration of the left thorax caused his death. In an interview, the policeman explained, “The man approached so rapidly that there was no time to fight warning shots.” The police meanwhile have altered their investigation from violation of the firearms and sword law to attempted murder, searching the perpetrator’s house, cell phone, and other areas. Two of the bullets fired have been located, and police continue to search for the remaining three.
If any of our readers have further information, please add it to the comments section. The link is to the Kumanichi article excerpted above. https://this.kiji.is/374340342935241825?c=92619697908483575 - William
