Japanese citizens are in shock following the death of Shinzo Abe after the former prime minister was shot during a campaign speech. Police say the assassination suspect, a 41-year-old unemployed man, admitted to shooting Abe. According to police, the suspect said he holds hatred toward a certain group, which he thought Abe was linked to. He used a homemade gun in the shooting, and authorities confiscated several handmade pistol-like items from his apartment, police said. Abe was the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history. He stepped down as leader in 2020, citing health reasons.

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