2023-05-27 09:53:34
On the night of the 26th, in front of JR Machida Station in Machida City, Tokyo, there was an incident in which a member of a gang was shot and died with a pistol. Nakatsu arrested Makoto Sasaki (58), whose occupation is unknown, on suspicion of violating the Firearms and Swords Act (possession). They are suspected of being involved in the shooting incident.
According to the department, at midnight on the 26th, a man’s voice called the prefectural police headquarters, saying, “I will appear at the Isehara police station in connection with Machida.” At around 11:30 p.m., Sasaki turned himself in with a revolver.
The incident occurred around 7:35 pm on the 26th. Eito Suzuki, a 51-year-old executive of the designated gangster Yamaguchi-gumi (Nakagawa Ward, Nagoya), was shot with a handgun by a man in a coffee shop entering a building near JR Machida Station, and following fleeing outside the shop, he was shot once more. Executive Suzuki was confirmed dead at the hospital to which he was transported.
According to investigative sources, executive Suzuki is believed to have had financial troubles with Sasaki. It is said that Sasaki’s clothes when he turned himself in were similar to the clothes of the man who shot him.
He was arrested on suspicion of possession of a revolver at Isehara police station around 0:55 am on the 27th.
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