And the former prime minister has died after being shot during a campaign event the Associated Press announced that update a short time ago.
former prime minister Shinzo Ave was speaking at a rally in the city of new era when he was shot in the back he was rushed to a nearby hospital listed in critical condition suffering from cardio pulmonary arrest again we have learned now from the Associated Press that he has died from his injuries and a 42 year old suspect is in custody but we know nothing about that person at this point fox news and the Associated Press working to gather more details on that that video you’re looking at is very graphic just coming down showing the scene as people rushed to the scene to help out the former prime minister.
after he was shot now again the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Ave has died after being shot at a campaign rally it’s important note here that Ave was Japan’s longest serving prime minister holding office for 4 terms which was more than 3000 days overseeing reaction from all over the place and world leaders and and other people who knew him aren’t reaching out here and posting to Twitter the prime minister of Ireland tweeting out deeply shocked at the gun attack on former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Ave our thoughts and prayers are with Mr Ave his family and all the people of Japan can reaction coming in from all over the place deeply distressed by the attack on my dear friend operations our thoughts and prayers are with him his family and the people of Japan that is the prime minister of India.
there who tweeted that information out Boris Johnson the prime minister over there in the UK or may say former prime minister at this point utterly appalled and saddened to hear about the despicable attack on Shinzo Ave my thoughts are with his family and. And with his loved ones the U. S. ambassador to Japan just tweeting as well we are all saddened and shocked by the shooting of a former prime minister Ave Shinzo Ave sign has been an outstanding leader of Japan and on the wavering ally of the US the U. S. government and American people are praying for the well being of our base on his family and the people of Japan again that reaction coming in all over Twitter as we get those statements from world leaders all over the place will bring those to you live raw and uncensored here on live now from fox again if you are just joining us.
I do want to remind you about this breaking international news here we are going to be following this very closely all throughout the morning Japan’s former prime minister shot during a campaign event the Associated Press now reporting that he has died as a result of his injuries I we’re talking of course about Shinzo Albay speaking at a rally in the city of merit just hours ago when he was shot in the back he was rushed to a nearby hospital listed in critical condition and has died now we know once again that a 42 year old suspect is in custody but we do not know any information at this point about that person Ave was Japan’s longest serving prime minister holding office for 4 terms more than 3000 days I can also tell you here that the AP is just reporting that hospital officials do confirm that Ave has died after being shot during a campaign speech that Associated Press alert just coming down here.
