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1975 Aki shooting

1975 · 33.50° N, 133.90° E

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When
1975
Kind
Shooting
Coordinates
33.50° N, 133.90° E
Description
mass shooting in Japan
Date from
year in its name

Placed at the town its title names, Aki.

1975 Aki shooting

Mass shooting in Japan

The Aki shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on 6 November 1975 in Aki, Japan. 31-year-old Ikuya Hatakeyama shot eight of his neighbours with a 12-gauge shotgun, killing six and critically injuring two. He fled the scene but was apprehended the following day and later sentenced to life imprisonment.

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