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| Police Investigate Shooting Of Yakuza In Shinsakae Area |
Nagoya Police are investigating the shooting death of a
person believed to be an organized crime member in Nagoya’s Naka Ward.
A neighborhood block party was interrupted with horror as at
approximately 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, police received several calls about gun fire. Police found that a man had been shot inside a residence on the fourth floor of a building
in the Shinsakae area.
According to neighbors, the victim was likely a Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi executive aged in his 60s. It was confirmed the man died about one and a half hours later after being transported to a nearby hospital.
According
to police, two assailants entered the residence and opened fire on the
victim with pistols. They then fled the scene in a silver sedan.
The
vehicle was later found on fire in the parking lot of a shrine located
about two kilometers from the residence. Police later confirmed that the
car had been stolen.
Chunichi
*This report was edited to correct the day of the week as Thursday and not Friday. We apologize for the need of correction.
*This report was edited to correct the day of the week as Thursday and not Friday. We apologize for the need of correction.
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