Tokyo CNN —Two people were killed Wednesday after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his own unit at a military training center in central Japan, the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) has told CNN.
The shooting took place during a live-fire training exercise and several other people were wounded, the SDF confirmed to CNN.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the incident happened around 9 a.m. at a shooting range in Hino City in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that the suspect was a teenage member of the SDF who allegedly fired an automatic rifle.
Last month, four people – including two police officers – died in a shooting and stabbing incident in Nakano City in central Japan.
Persons:
Hirokazu Matsuno, Staff Yasunori Morishita, –, Shinzo Abe
Organizations:
Tokyo CNN, Defense Force, CNN, Staff, NHK, National Police Agency
Locations:
Japan, Hino City, Japanese, Gifu, Nakano City