Japan: Man armed with rifle and knife kills three people and barricades himself in Nagano building

A man armed with a weapon similar to a hunting rifle and a knife caused the death of two policemen and a woman today, in addition to injuring another person, and barricaded himself in a building in a town in Nagano (center of Japan), according to local authorities.

The incident began before 4:30 p.m. local time (10:30 GMT) on Thursday, when the police received an emergency call notifying the alleged stabbing of a woman.

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When the police arrived at the scene, the suspect he opened fire with a weapon similar to a hunting rifle and then fled and barricaded himself in a building.

Two policemen They were hit in the shootout and later died.while another man was also injured, Nagano authorities reported.

The local authorities indicated that the person presumed responsible for the incident iHe was dressed in camouflage clothing and wore sunglasses and a mask and they warned that he is still hiding in the buildingwho has been surrounded by the police.

The police have asked the residents of the area that they remain in their homes at the risk of more shots being fired.

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Minutes before 8:00 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT), the suspect was still entrenched and fired a shot from his hiding place, according to the state channel NHK.

Japan has one of the lowest homicide and firearms incident rates in the world.

The Asian country applies strict regulations for the possession of devices of this type, which is strictly prohibited with the exception of weapons with specific uses, such as hunting.

Source: Elcomercio

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