Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot while giving a campaign speech in western Japan.
ABC News partner NHK reported that Abe was bleeding when he collapsed.
Abe’s heart is in a “stopped condition,” ABC News has learned, and there are no vital signs.
FILE – Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media as he arrives at the prime minister’s office for a cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2020. Japan’s NHK TV says on Friday, July 7, 2022, former Prime Minister Abe apparently was shot at and collapsed during a campaign speech. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
The Associated Press
Two shots were heard. The former prime minister was shot in the back and bleeding on-site when he was transported to a hospital.
Authorities have one man in custody and recovered a weapon at the scene, which is described as a shotgun.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
ABC News’ Anthony Trotter contributed to this report.