At about 11:30 a.m. local time on the 8th, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and fell to the ground during a street speech at a station in the center of Nara, and was declared dead.
Japanese police have now arrested a 41-year-old man named Tetsuya Yamagami for "attempted killing" and confiscated his gun at the scene.
The killer's modus operandi was widely discussed on social media. In the previous media alerts and police mouths, there have been "shotguns" and "pistols".
According to NHK's latest news, a police investigator said that the guns found at the scene should be "homemade guns".
From the photos taken by the reporter at the scene, it can be seen that the weapon used by the retired Japanese self-defense force member who assassinated Abe was a homemade "earth musket", the body of the gun was two steel tubes wrapped in a large amount of tape, the gun grip was made of wood, and the firing mechanism was allegedly electric shock and battery power.
Judging from the video taken by the crowd at the time, the former self-defense team member fired two shots in a row, and the first shot of Abe did not react and may not have hit, but the second shot that was fired accurately hit Abe.
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One witness said, "Two firework-like noises were heard, and it appeared that the suspect was holding something bigger than a pistol." ”
A video posted by viewers released by Japan's Kansai Television showed Abe suddenly making a loud noise during his speech, and a large amount of white smoke was generated behind him.
This is also a typical feature of homemade weapons, where explosives used to accelerate bullets deflate after firing, and the resulting smoke escapes in different directions. Homemade weapons have relatively low penetration, range and accuracy. But shooting from close range can still unleash a lethal effect.
His earthen musket is similar in appearance to the American Slam Fire simple double-barrel shotgun, but the latter is still mechanically fired. Moreover, Slam Fire fired the standard 12th shotgun shell, and it is not known whether the ammunition used by the assassin was homemade or standardized.
The recoil of this home-made large-caliber shotgun is relatively large, and it is not easy to hit accurately, and it requires close-range shooting to ensure a hit.
Surprisingly, one of the bodyguards apparently spotted the approaching perpetrator two seconds before the crime. He looked at him, but did not move, that is to say that there was no danger at that time. Homemade weapons are usually recognizable only on closer inspection, which gives the killer a good concealment effect.
Japan has extremely strict gun laws, making it nearly impossible to sell conventional guns to civilians. However, there are also a large number of manufacturing instructions for homemade pistols on the Internet.
After Abe's assassination, the most circulated videos and images of his assassination on the Internet were.
I looked at the passerby's perspective.
The video clearly shows that the suspect fired a total of two shots, the first shot did not hit, Abe stood in place stunned, and the second shot hit Abe.
The interval between the two shots, I pinched the watch, about 3 seconds or so.
During these 3 seconds, a well-trained bodyguard should immediately pounce on Abe and block Abe with his body in case of an accident.
But the screen shows that in these 3 seconds, Abe's security team has done almost nothing, and the well-known female bodyguard who claims to be able to kill the other party in 0.2 seconds is like a drama.
I was amazed at the professionalism of this security team.
After all, Abe is actually the most powerful person in Japan, and the bodyguards should also be the dragon and phoenix among the best people in the world, at least to be able to beat Wu Jing.
In 3 seconds, Su Bingtian could run tens of meters, and none of Abe's bodyguards rushed up to escort him.
Compared with the attack on Trump, the picture of the security guard immediately acting as a shield in the flesh is simply heaven and earth.
And, who is the opponent?
He is a person who shoots about 5 meters and shoots off target, and his weapons are all homemade native guns, which is not a professional assassin.
And it is such a low-end assassin who has actually won the hand...
Such a level of security, I am afraid that the three stars in China can not look up.