Japan stabbing spree, Five people were killed in their homes Monday in a stabbing spree in rural Japan, police said, in a rare case of major violence in the country.
A 40-year-old neighbor of the victims was arrested in connection with the attacks, said Keizo Okumoto, deputy police chief in Sumoto, a small city on an island in western Japan where the spree occurred.
Okumoto identified the suspect as Tatsuhiko Hirano, an unemployed man. The motive was unclear, and police have yet to find the weapon used in the attacks.
“Normally, we get one call a day, if that,” Okumoto said. “And usually it’s about a bike theft or someone getting beaten up.”
A 40-year-old neighbor of the victims was arrested in connection with the attacks, said Keizo Okumoto, deputy police chief in Sumoto, a small city on an island in western Japan where the spree occurred.
Okumoto identified the suspect as Tatsuhiko Hirano, an unemployed man. The motive was unclear, and police have yet to find the weapon used in the attacks.
“Normally, we get one call a day, if that,” Okumoto said. “And usually it’s about a bike theft or someone getting beaten up.”
