The suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, the Guardian reports, citing police..

Yamagami is a Nara resident and spent three years in the Marine Self-Defense Force in 2000.. According to police, the man admitted that he planned to kill Abe " The suspect said he held a grudge against a " However, it is not yet known whether the unnamed organization actually existed..

Police say Yamagami probably committed the murder with a homemade gun. The video from the scene of the tragedy shows that the weapon consists of two cylindrical metal parts, firmly fastened with black tape..

During a search of the suspect's home, several homemade weapons similar to the one from which the attack was committed were seized from the suspect..

While law enforcement is checking whether Tetsuya Yamagami acted on his own or had accomplices.

A spokesman for the Nara Prefectural Police said the department will check whether sufficient security measures have been put in place at the event..

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly died in hospital as a result of a severe gunshot wound..

Shinzo Abe resigned in September 2020, citing health conditions. He headed the Japanese government for almost eight years.. Shortly before the resignation of Prime Minister Abe went to the hospital twice.