Abe's death, criminal "I was dissatisfied with Abe"

Cardiopulmonary arrest just before Abe's death, criminal "I was dissatisfied with Abe"


Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 68 , a symbol of Japan's conservatives and the longest-serving prime minister, fell into a cardiac arrest after being hit by a shotgun during an election campaign on the 8th. Cardiopulmonary arrest is a condition in which the patient is not breathing and there is no heartbeat, just before the doctor declares death. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fell from bleeding while campaigning ahead of the House of Representatives election in Nara City, Nara Prefecture , around 11:30 am on

the 8th, NHK Broadcasting and Kyodo News reported. At the time, gunshots were heard twice, after which Prime Minister Abe fell on the road, bleeding. Abe was later rushed to a hospital and fire officials said he was in cardiac arrest. Japanese media also reported that Prime Minister Abe was transported by helicopter and carried on a stretcher.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was initially conscious while being transported by ambulance and responded to calls to himself, but later lost consciousness and was in cardiopulmonary arrest.

At the scene, the police arrested Tetsuya Yamagami ( 41 ), who lives in Nara City, on charges of attempted murder. The gun he was carrying was also confiscated. The Japanese Ministry of Defense said Yamagami was a former member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. According to NHK broadcaster, he said in the police investigation that he was "dissatisfied with former Prime Minister Abe and wanted to kill him ."

Former Prime Minister Abe served as prime minister twice from September 2006 to September 2007 and from December 2012 to September 2020 . He leads the Abe faction, the largest faction within the LDP.

Japanese society was shocked by the assassination of a former prime minister two days before voting in the House of Representatives elections. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled his local campaign schedule and is returning to the prime minister's residence, and major Japanese broadcasters have all switched to the special advisory system.

The Japanese media reported it as emergency news all at once, such as producing extra-curricular newspapers. CNN and other media outlets around the world also reported on the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe one after another.