Man Holds Woman Hostage With Knife As Rooftop Drama Unfolds
by Beth on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
by Beth on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Rooftop drama unfolds as police special investigation team marksmen move in.
On April 16, a six and a half hour rooftop drama unfolded in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, where a knife-wielding man sat on the roof of his apartment building, along with a female “hostage” assumed to be his lover, as he attempted to avoid arrest for theft.
Netizens have been less that complimentary about this latter day “Bonnie and Clyde”, with many suggesting the police marksmen should have shot to kill.
From Yahoo! Japan:
Man With Knife On Roof For 6 1/2 Hours, Escapes With Woman, Arrested — Aichi Prefecture
At around 2pm on April 16, suspect Matsumoto Shinsaku (34), employment unknown, escaped onto the roof of a two-floor apartment building in Kozawa, Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, when a prefectural police investigator attempted to arrest him for theft. Matsumoto sat on the roof holding a knife, but the prefectural police first division special investigation team [deals with murder, rape, theft etc.] broke into the building at around 8:40pm, and arrested Matsumoto under suspicion of violating the law controlling possession of firearms and knives. The woman was also arrested at the scene for helping a suspect to avoid arrest.
According to prefectural police, when Matsumoto was captured, an investigator fired three shots from a handgun because Matsumoto had stabbed the woman with the knife. The first two shots were fired into the air as a warning, while the third was aimed and fired at Matsumoto’s leg. Matsumoto was injured and taken to hospital temporarily, however the injury was not gun-related.
