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| Shooting of Shinzo Abe | |
|---|---|
 Abe was shot near Yamato-Saidaiji Station | |
| Location | Near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Japan |
| Date | 8 July 2022 (2022-07-08) c. 11:30 JST (UTC+9:00) |
| Attack type | Attempted assassination, shooting |
| Weapons | Shotgun |
| Injured | Shinzo Abe |
| Victim | Shinzo Abe |
On 8 July 2022, former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was shot while making a campaign speech near Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, Nara Prefecture, at approximately 11:30 Japan Standard Time.
According to The Guardian and various other sources, Abe was making a speech on behalf of a Liberal Democratic Party candidate ahead of the upcoming upper house elections at the time of the shooting. Abe was shot up to three times from behind with a shotgun. He was transported to a local hospital with a chest wound and was reported to have no vital signs at the hospital as of 12:07 JST. Abe is reported to be in an unconscious state and had a cardiac arrest. The presumed assailant, Tetsuya Yamagami (山上徹也, Yamagami Tetsuya), a 42-year-old male from Nara City, was apprehended by Nara Prefectural Police [ja] at 11:42 JST.
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