Overview
- The deceased was identified as Toshiteru Oguri, 61, an employee of a rent‑guarantee company from Ebina City, according to police.
- The suspect, Hiroshi Yamamoto, 40, a resident of the apartment, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and is being investigated for homicide.
- Police say Oguri and a Tokyo District Court enforcement officer were attacked near the Suginami Ward apartment during compulsory eviction procedures on January 15.
- The enforcement officer, a man in his 60s, suffered a chest wound that penetrated to his back and was found with the knife still embedded, though his condition is not life‑threatening.
- Investigators report Yamamoto had tens of thousands of yen in unpaid rent, had received an eviction notice in December, and told police he did not intend to kill but felt he had lost his housing and did not mind dying.