Japanese media is reporting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead after being shot at a campaign event.
Abe was apparently shot with a homemade gun while delivering a speech in the city of Nara, east of Osaka.
The 67-year-old Abe was the longest serving prime minister of Japan, holding the position from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
He was campaigning on behalf of others when he was shot Friday morning, local time.
Eyewitnesses say the gunman did not attempt to flee.
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