Following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Japan's National Police Agency is set to review the security arrangements made for the former Premier.
Shinzo Abe was shot from a close range during an election campaign at Nara, Japan on Friday. NHK reported Abe was reportedly being watched by police from all sides, even behind him. However, a video taken by a person near the scene shows the suspect slowly approaching Abe from behind. But police officers were not seen stopping him until gunshots were heard.
The police arrested the gunman, Yamagami Tetsuya, (41) from the campaign site and also retrieved a shotgun from the place. He is an unemployed resident of the city. The agency cites possible problems with police arrangements for patrolling the area behind where Abe was speaking, NHK reported.
Yamagami allegedly approached Abe by walking diagonally from behind and fired two shots at a close range with a handmade gun. According to Japanese police, the assassin made a gun with two pipes and he also made guns with up to six pipes to assassinate Abe.
According to the autopsy report, loss of blood caused Abe's death. The bullet went through Abe's upper left arm and damaged a blood vessel under his collarbone, NHK reported quoting the police.
