Investigators inspect the area near the scene in Machida, Tokyo.
Around 7:35 pm on the 26th, there was a 110 call in front of JR Machida Station in Haramachida, Machida City, Tokyo, saying, “A person has been shot.” When police rushed to the scene, the man was bleeding from his abdomen and was confirmed dead at the hospital to which he was transported. Two men fled the scene in a white passenger car, and the Metropolitan Police Department is chasing their whereabouts.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Organized Crime Countermeasures Division, the deceased was a man in his 50s who is believed to be affiliated with an organized crime group. He was shot with a handgun by a man in a coffee shop entering a nearby building, and after fleeing outside the shop, he was shot again. He had gunshot wounds on his neck, abdomen and right arm. One of the men was said to be in his 50s and was wearing a gray jacket and black pants.
Investigators inspect the area near the scene in Machida, Tokyo.
A 27-year-old hospital worker who was at a cafe near the scene of the incident told the newspaper, “I was surprised when many police cars suddenly gathered. I’m going home soon.”
A woman in her 40s who works at a nearby pub said, “I heard a dry sound of ‘pan’. A person from the scene was talking excitedly, ‘It looks like someone was shot with a pistol.’ I was surprised.
2023-05-26 13:44:48
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