2023-06-15 08:13:04
[June 15, 2023 Japan]
A repeat of the Yamaguchi incident?Japanese Self-Defense Officer Candidate Shooting Case, Shooting and Killing Instructor’s Motivation
“On the last day of the live ammunition training, I shot at the instructor…” A self-defense officer candidate of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force was shot and killed. It has been confirmed that 2 people were killed and 1 injured. . After 24 hours of investigation, the police have initially recovered the case. The murderer suddenly shot at the self-defense officer next to him when he was preparing for a live ammunition shooting training. The Type 89 assault rifle fires 4 rounds. According to the police’s preliminary statement, the murderer confessed that his interpersonal relationship was not good, but details such as whether he had conflicts with the instructor have yet to be clarified. After the incident, many news discussions are reminiscent of the Yamaguchi incident that also occurred at the Luzi shooting range in 1984. At that time, a 21-year-old second-class Lu soldier shot indiscriminately and caused the murder. It also impacted the Japanese Self-Defense Forces at that time. Health care issues.
The 18-year-old self-defense officer candidate who shot and attacked, the dead were 52-year-old instructor Kikumatsu Yasuo, 25-year-old self-defense officer Kosuke Yatsushiro, and the other seriously injured was 25-year-old self-defense officer Yusuke Hara. The gunman has not released any name information.
Looking back at the incident, on the morning of June 14, 2023, the location was located in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, at the Hino Basic Shooting Range managed by the 10th Division of the Ground Self-Defense Force. The one that was training that day was the “35th General Division Company” belonging to the Moriyama Station in Nagoya City. There were 70 candidates for self-defense officers and 50 candidates for self-defense officers to conduct live ammunition training (in an indoor shooting range); the candidates The live ammunition training will be conducted 4 times in total, and June 14 is the last day of live ammunition training.
Live ammunition training is usually carried out in groups of 1 team member and 1 self-defense officer, in groups of 2 (the 35th general division company where the incident occurred, there is also a form of 1 team member pairing 2 self-defense officers in past drill records). Usually 5~10 groups are formed into a row, and live ammunition is fired towards the target.
At around 9:08 a.m. on the same day, while instructing shooting training, the 18-year-old self-defense officer candidate with a gun first shot a 25-year-old self-defense officer, and then hit the 52-year-old instructor’s chest with two bullets. In the end, one bullet hit another self-defense officer, a total of four bullets before and following.
Immediately following the incident, the scene was chaotic. Some team members immediately prepared to give first aid to the injured, and some avoided first. After the gunman fired another shot at the ceiling, he was suppressed by other team members on the spot. At regarding 9:30, the local Gifu prefectural police arrived at the scene, and at 9:32, arrested the candidate who shot the gun as an active criminal of attempted murder. The 3 wounded were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but the 52-year-old instructor and the 25-year-old self-defense officer died followingwards, and finally another self-defense officer was still being treated in the hospital.
▌The motive for the murder?
According to the preliminary investigation by the police, the candidate confessed to committing the crime and said that he had “bad interpersonal relationship” and that the target of his attack was a 52-year-old instructor; regarding the death of another self-defense officer, the candidate stated that “it was not intentional killing, but just targeting his feet,” denying any intent to kill the self-defense officer. According to an interview with the “Asahi Shimbun”, the candidate shouted “Don’t move!” After discovering abnormal behavior, perhaps he took a shot to stop it, which was why he was hit by the first shot.
In addition, whether there is a problem between the candidate and the instructor, and what are the specific details, are still subject to further investigation by the police.
This candidate officially joined the 35th General Division Company in April 2023. According to the Ground Self-Defense Force’s statement, the candidate did not perform abnormally before and had no problems in all aspects of life. It was originally planned that the training of new team members would end at the end of June this year, and they would start serving as self-defense officers and then be distributed to the Army. Unexpectedly, on the last day of the live ammunition training, a shooting occurred.
The gun used at the time of the incident was the “Type 89 Assault Rifle”, which was an improved version of the previous Type 64 rifle, and it was automatically equipped and used in 1989. The gun is 92 centimeters long and weighs regarding 3.5 kilograms. The rate of continuous fire is regarding 850 rounds per minute, but on the day of the incident on June 14, it was confirmed that the undergraduates did not shoot continuously (nor was it “strafe” as the Chinese media said), but fired one round at a time. Fires 4 bullets.
Another problem is that in the live ammunition shooting training, according to the procedure, following entering the shooting range, take the position at the shooting point, and then reload the bullets under the guidance of the self-defense officer; but according to the “NHK” Japanese Ministry of Defense According to relevant sources, the candidate who fired the gun had already loaded the live ammunition before entering the shooting range. The statement obtained by the Asahi Shimbun added to this detail that the cadets had previously reloaded their own ammunition in the standby area while waiting to enter the shooting range, and ignored other self-defense officers who noticed the behavior and stopped them at the time. The details of this point have yet to be verified and explained by the police and the Self-Defense Forces.
On the morning of June 15, the next day following the incident, the murderer was brought to justice by the police on suspicion of homicide. There are still 83 such shooting ranges used for training by the Self-Defense Forces across Japan. After the incident, all training at these facilities has been suspended.
▌The Yamaguchi incident in 1984
Shooting incidents in the Self-Defense Forces are quite rare, and following this Hino Basic Shooting Range, the relevant news is reminiscent of the 1984“Training Self-Defense Forces Officer Rifle Shooting Incident”, also known as the “Yamaguchi Incident”. This case happened at noon on February 27, 1984, at the Luzi Shankou stationed shooting range in Shankou County. Name, name not disclosed), armed with a Type 64 rifle and opened fire, resulting in 1 death and 3 minor or serious injuries.
After shooting indiscriminately, Lu Shi A, the second class, fled with a gun in a jeep in the barracks. After nearly 5 hours, the police arrested the second class who was hiding in a middle school 2 kilometers away at around 4:40 in the evening. Wait for Lu Shi A.
After the investigation of the case, it was found that the second-class Lu Shi A was diagnosed with severe depression and loss of mind, so he was not prosecuted in the end. The investigation also found that A joined the team in June 1983. At that time, he did not have any mental problems and performed very well. But it was later learned that he had joined the 109th Educational Brigade of Shiga County in Lu Zi in 1981. Suspended and resigned from the team due to absence, he successfully re-entered the team in 1983 for some reason.
The occurrence of the Yamaguchi incident also made the Japanese Self-Defense Forces pay attention to the physical and mental care of the members, and gradually increased the consultation channels and support in the military. At the same time, it also strengthened safety regulations for the equipment management of the shooting range.
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