Shinzo Abe’s Shooter Reportedly Checked YouTube While Making Firearms

The investigation into the assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe revealed on Sunday that the person behind the killing checked YouTube when making the firearm used within the assault, native media reported citing sources.

According to the Japan Times, the investigative sources mentioned that Tetsuya Yamagami, the gunman has said that he examined a do-it-yourself gun at a facility related to a spiritual group he harboured a grudge towards. Yamagami mentioned his mom made a “huge donation” to the group, which he believes Abe was related to.

Following Abe’s assassination, the police discovered objects which are believed to be explosives and a number of do-it-yourself weapons at Yamagami’s house, just like the one used to kill Abe. Nara prefectural police mentioned it seems that the suspect checked YouTube forward of the assault in repeated makes an attempt to make firearms, the Japan Times reported.

The gun Yamagami made to shoot Abe was “designed to fire six projectiles at a time,” sources mentioned. The weapon was composed of two steel pipes held along with tape and using projectiles positioned in small plastic shells fired from each barrels. It was just like a shotgun, they mentioned.

The sources additionally mentioned that a number of picket boards, measuring round 1 sq. meter every, with holes apparently made throughout weapon testing have been present in Yamagami’s automobile.

The suspect has mentioned an aluminium-covered tray discovered within the car was used to dry gunpowder, in accordance with the sources. Yamagami was additionally quoted as saying he had tried to make a bomb and he seems to have gone via a strategy of trial and error to supply such a tool, the Japan Times reported.

Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old resident of Nara City, in western Japan shot Abe whereas he was delivering a marketing campaign speech on Friday.

The man denied that he dedicated the crime as a result of he was against Abe’s political opinions, in accordance with the police.

The police mentioned that Abe died from blood loss. The police additionally mentioned that the post-mortem decided that there have been two gunshot wounds, on his higher left arm and neck.

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, stepped down in 2020 citing well being causes.

He was prime minister of Japan twice, from 2006-07 and once more from 2012-20. He was succeeded by Yoshihide Suga and later by Fumio Kishida.