Four dead, suspect arrested in rare shooting in Japan

TOKYO -- Japanese authorities said on Friday they arrested a 31-year-old man in a rural area for suspected murder after four people were killed in a rare shooting and stabbing incident involving a 12-hour stand-off with police. The suspect is the son of the head of the Nakano city council, public broadcaster NHK reported. Police officers surround the scene of a stabbing and shooting incident in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on May 26, 2023. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via ReutersThe two police officers and the woman were taken to hospital and pronounced dead within hours, the police chief, Iwao Koyama, said. A car carrying a man who committed a shooting and stabbing incident enters the Nakano Police Station in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on May 26, 2023.