Fatal shooting of Japan's Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders July 07, 2022 at 11:36PM

Abe, 67, was shot from behind in Nara in western Japan while giving a campaign speech. He was airlifted to a hospital but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was pronounced dead later at the hospital. Abe was Japan's longest-serving leader before stepping down in 2020 for health reasons. Police have arrested a suspected gunman at the scene.