Overview

• On July 15 around 2:45 PM a 70-year-old man in Adachi Ward placed a 110 call saying he wanted to die and was armed with a legally permitted hunting rifle.
• Tokyo Metropolitan Police found the man collapsed at his home at about 7 PM and have provisionally ruled his death a suicide by firearm.
• A 69-year-old friend discovered a man’s body on July 12 in the kitchen of a Kawachi Town residence, leading Ibaraki Prefectural Police to open a homicide inquiry.
• A judicial autopsy on July 15 determined traumatic shock from multiple stab wounds, including a fatal neck injury, prompting the establishment of a special investigation headquarters at Ryugasaki Station.
• Investigators are still confirming that the victim is the 73-year-old homeowner amid the absence of a murder weapon, no signs of forced entry and the disappearance of the resident’s car.