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Reported ‘a man was injured by a police officer’s shooting’ Yao City, Osaka | NHK

According to the fire department, around 1:30 pm on the 13th, there was a report that a man was injured by a police officer’s shooting on the street in Kamei-cho, Yao City, Osaka. The man, believed to be in his 40s, was transported to the hospital by helicopter in an unconscious state. There is no information about other injuries.

Around 2:30 p.m., an NHK helicopter shot an aerial image of a passenger car whose bonnet had been severely damaged. I don’t know the details, such as whether there was a shot in the situation.

According to investigative sources, there is information that police officers opened fire after discovering a suspicious vehicle, but the details are unknown.

The site is located in a corner of an area lined with houses, restaurants, and factories, about 500 meters southwest of JR Kyuhoji Station, and there is also an elementary school nearby.

A man who works nearby “Police and car driver argue”

A man in his 30s working near the scene said, “I heard a car alarm sound and when I went to the scene, the car was wrecked. The driver of the car was arguing with him, and some people said they saw a police officer open fire.”

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