2 people murdered in military training camp
According to the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF), two persons were murdered on Wednesday at a military training facility in central Japan after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his own unit.
The SDF confirmed to CNN that the incident occurred during a live-fire training exercise and that several other people were injured injured.
Authorities stated the cadet was detained, but they have not yet determined his motivation.
According to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the event took place at a shooting range in Hino City, a prefecture in central Japan called Gifu, about nine in the morning.
According to the Gifu Naka police station, the tragedy claimed the lives of two troops, aged 25 and 52. The same garrison’s other 25-year-old soldier also sustained injuries.
In a press conference that was shown on television, Yasunori Morishita, the chief of staffstaff of the SDF, remarked, “This kind of incident should never happen in an organization that handles weapons.”
He announced the formation of an investigating committee to look into the occurrence and stop such incidents from happening in the future.
According to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, the suspect was a teenage SDF soldier who allegedly discharged an automatic rifle.
In the 125 million-person nation of Japan, gun violence is incredibly uncommon. Due to its incredibly rigorous gun control rules, it has one of the lowest rates of gun crimes in the entire world.
However, a number of high-profile violent crimes have been reported recently throughout the nation.
In Nakano City in central Japan, four people were killed in a shooting and stabbing event last month, including two police officers.
According to the National Police Agency, there were nine gun-related events in Japan in 2022, including the murder of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead with a handmade gun during a campaign speech.
Six of the nine instances are thought to have been the work of gangs or other organizations.
2 people murdered in military training camp
