Shinzo Abe, a former Japanese prime minister, was shot and taken to the hospital, but has now been pronounced dead. During a campaign address in the city of Nora, the former prime minister Abe was fatally shot.
Tetsuya Yamagami, a guy thought to be in his early 40s, was detained on the spot as the main suspect. Tetsuya Yamagami allegedly threatened to assassinate Abe, 67, because he was unhappy with his administration, according to a police record.
After stepping down in 2020, Abe is still the Japanese prime who has held office the longest. Fumio Kishida, the current prime minister, expressed his shock and condemnation of the shooting.
In a broadcast to the country, Kishida expressed his heartfelt condolences to Shinzo Abe and expressed his appreciation for the legacy he left behind.
Prior to Sunday's Upper House elections, Abe was giving his campaign address.
According to PM Kishida, the event on Friday shouldn't put a protracted stop to campaigning.
"We must guarantee that a secure and free election is held, and we must not let this catastrophe have an influence on regular government.
We will continue our election campaigning tomorrow, with the steadfast determination to never give in to violence.
tribute from world leaders
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid respect to Abe in a brief message and stated that the UK is supporting the Japanese people through this "dark and tragic period."
Yoon Suk-yeol, president of South Korea, sent his condolences to Japan and called Abe's shooting "an unforgiveable act of violence."
Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany, expressed his "great sadness and shock" and promised that Germany will "stand closely by Japan's side in these terrible hours."
Abe was referred to as a "strong champion of democracy and multilateralism and also a real friend" by the president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis.
Abe was referred to as a "close friend" by Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who also said: "I condemn those who carried out this horrific assault."