SAITAMA — Japanese police have detained a suspected gunman reportedly in his 80s who holed up in a post office on Tuesday (Oct 31) with several hostages.
Police officers guard the area around a post office where a suspected gunman has taken an unknown number of people hostage in Warabi city, Saitama prefecture on Oct 31, 2023.
His motive was unclear but police believe he was also involved in an incident at the hospital that wounded two people and reports said that a fire in an apartment block may also be linked. The Asahi Shimbun daily reported that police stormed the building around 10.20pm, took the man into custody and confiscated his gun.
"Around 2pm, I looked inside the doctor's office, and saw a pool of blood next to an examination table. I didn't hear a gunshot. But a nurse said she heard two gunshots," the man said.
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