Police say two people were fatally stabbed and two police officers who came to investigate were shot dead
First published on Thu 25 May 2023 17.43 BST
The man was taken into custody outside the farm property near the city of Nakano in Nagano region, with police confirming a fourth fatality overnight – an elderly woman who was found injured at the scene and later pronounced dead.It was a rare instance of violent crime in Japan, which has a low murder rate and some of the world’s toughest gun laws.
He allegedly stabbed his victims with a large knife, before using a hunting rifle to shoot two policemen who responded to emergency calls. A witness told the NHK public broadcaster he had been working at a farm nearby when “a woman came running from the road saying ‘help me’ and she fell down”.
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