Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the chest while he was making the election speech. The media there reported that a man from behind fired with a shotgun. Shinzo Abe after the shot was initially conscious and responsive. He then appeared to be in a state of cardiac arrest. He was immediately taken to a hospital.
A 41-year-old man who was suspected of carrying a gun was taken into custody. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno responded to the situation. He says that his current condition of Abe was not known still yet but he condemned the incident. “Such barbarity incidents cannot be tolerated,” he said to the media.
There have been videos on the media where Abe was making a campaign speech for a national election when two shots were heard. Immediately Abe was on the ground and within a few seconds, security officials can be seen tackling a man on the ground.
