BREAKING: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Declared Dead After Being Shot At
BREAKING: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Declared Dead After Being Shot At Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, falls on the ground in Nara, western Japan Friday, July 8, 2022. Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, NHK public television said Friday. (AP) Shinzo Abe Assassination attempt: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has been declared dead after being shot at a campaign event in the city of Nara on Friday morning. The broadcaster aired footage showing Abe collapsed on the street, with several security guards running toward him. Abe was holding his chest when he collapsed, with his shirt smeared with blood. NHK says Abe was rushed to a hospital. Abe was in Nara campaigning ahead of Sunday’s election for the parliament’s upper house and was giving a speech when people heard a gunshot. Soon after, the police arrested a male suspect at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, NHK said.