86-Year-Old Man Arrested Following Hostage Situation in Japan Post Office After Hospital Shooting

86-year-old Tsuneo Suzuki, who previously harbored a grudge against the post office due to a motorcycle accident involving a post office worker, fires gunshots in a hospital and later takes hostages at a local post office in the town of Warabi, north of Tokyo.

86-year-old Tsuneo Suzuki was arrested after shooting at a hospital and taking hostages at a post office in Warabi, Japan. Suzuki had a grudge against the post office due to a previous motorcycle accident involving a postal worker.
Suzuki shot two people, a doctor in his 40s and a patient in his 60s, at the Toda Chuo General Hospital. Both victims sustained non-life threatening injuries.
After the hospital shooting, Suzuki fled to the local post office on a motorcycle, barricaded the door, and took several hostages. He was believed to be carrying a canister of kerosene during the incident.
Suzuki's actions prompted a massive police response, with officers outfitted in bulletproof vests and riot shields evacuating the area and crouching behind patrol cars for safety.
A fire at an apartment, believed to be Suzuki's residence, was also being investigated in connection with the shooting at the hospital.
This violent incident is unusual in Japan, which has strict gun control laws. There were only nine reported shooting incidents in the country in 2022, primarily tied to organized crime groups.