Who is Tetsuya Yamagami? What we know about the man suspected of shooting Shinzo Abe

Who is Tetsuya Yamagami? What we know about the man suspected of shooting Shinzo Abe

Police in Japan have launched a murder investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe -- but little is known about the suspect who was arrested at the scene of the fatal shooting on Friday.

Shinzo Abe suspected killer Tetsuya Yamagami believed ex-PM was linked to religious group

Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of killing Shinzo Abe, believed the former Japanese Prime Minister was linked to a religious group that he blamed for breaking up his family.

Assassination of Shinzo Abe: motivations, profile... what we know about the suspect

The suspect may have attacked the former prime minister because he was convinced that he would have promoted a religious organization that would have extorted

Shinzo Abe assassination: what we know about the shooter, Tetsuya Yamagami

The suspect arrested for the Friday assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a 41-year-old man named Tetsuya Yamagami. Here's what we know for the time being about him

Shinzo Abe Assassination: Who Is Tetsuya Yamagami? The Gunman Who Shot Former Japanese PM

As an investigation into the assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues, local media reports revealed that the man who was detained after Abe was shot served in the Japanese Navy for three years. Shinzo Abe Assassination: Who Is Tetsuya Yamagami? The Gunman Who Shot Former Japanese PM.

Who is Tetsuya Yamagami? What we know about the man suspected of shooting Shinzo Abe

By Helen Regan, Emiko Jozuka and Mayumi Maruyama, CNNPolice in Japan have launched a murder investigation into the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe — but little is known about the suspect who was arrested at the scene of the fatal shooting on Friday.Abe, 67, was pronounced dead by doctors at the Nara Medical University Hospital, at 5:03 p.m local time on Friday, just over five hours after being shot while delivering a c…