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The suspect in a shooting and stabbing attack in Nagano Prefecture that resulted in a 12-hour standoff with police and left four people dead was referred to prosecutors. Masanori Aoki, 31, had been arrested on suspicion of the murder of one policeman, who was killed along with another police officer who rushed to the scene in the city of Nakano, following a standoff at his home.
The son of a city assembly chief in Nagano, Japan, was arrested on suspicion of killing a police officer and two others in a shooting and stabbing attack that left four people dead. The suspect barricaded himself in the city official's house before being arrested.
Three people, including two police officers, were killed in Nagano, Japan, in a shooting and stabbing attack. The suspect, who was wearing a camouflage outfit, a hat, a mask, and sunglasses, was holed up inside a house with a rifle and knife. Two women later escaped from the house, and one of them told police that the attacker is her son. The motive for the attack is unknown, and violent crimes are rare in Japan due to strict gun control laws.
A man has been arrested after a stabbing and shooting attack in Nakano, Nagano prefecture, Japan, which left four people dead. The suspect, who is reportedly the son of the city assembly's speaker, stabbed a woman before shooting two policemen with a hunting rifle. The motive for the attack is unclear. Gun violence is rare in Japan, where handguns are banned and people have to undergo strict exams and mental health tests to buy a gun.
A masked man armed with a knife and a rifle killed a woman and two police officers in Nagano, Japan. The gunman, who was wearing camouflage clothing, a mask and sunglasses, stabbed the woman and then opened fire with what appeared to be a hunting rifle when police arrived. The attacker is now barricaded in a building that has been described as the home of the chairman of the city council. Gun crimes are extremely rare in Japan, where firearms are strictly regulated.