Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Has Been Shot In Assassination attempt, Feared Dead

[Rhiannon12866]

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot in the back with a shotgun at a campaign event in Nara City at approximately 11:30 am local time in assasination attempt. The suspect, a man in his 40’s, has been arrested and there is no word on possible motive. Shinzo Abe is in cardiac arrest and feared dead. - Meidas Touch

[JohnQFunk]

1. From The Guardian:

Japanese media have said that the country’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest after apparently being shot during a campaign speech on Friday in western Japan.

No updates on Abe’s condition have been given since the incident occurred almost two hours ago. Japanese media often use the term “in a state of heart failure” to describe situations in which the victim is no longer alive but a doctor has yet to sign their death certificate. It is not clear at this point if this is what has happened in Abe’s case.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/jul/08/shinzo-abe-shot-live-news-former-japan-prime-minister-feared-dead-shooting-japanese-pm-attack-speech?page=with:block-62c7ae598f08599e90423fd4#block-62c7ae598f08599e90423fd4

ON EDIT: there is conflicting information on Abe's condition after the shooting.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks! Good Grief, why??

Apparently the shooter made no attempts to flee...

[MontanaMama]

2. Kick.

What in the world is happening?

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Makes absolutely no sense at all...

[cilla4progress]

5. Instability

is frightening