Akihabara massacre
2008 mass murder in Japan
The Akihabara massacre (Japanese: 秋葉原通り魔事件, Hepburn: Akihabara Tōrima Jiken) was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8 June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping area in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
| Akihabara massacre | |
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 The crossing in Akihabara shortly after the incident. | |
| Location | Akihabara, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°41′59″N 139°46′17″E / 35.69972°N 139.77139°E |
| Date | 8 June 2008 12:33–12:36 (JST) |
Attack type | Mass murder, stabbing |
| Weapons | Truck, dagger |
| Deaths | 7 |
Injured | 10 |
| Perpetrator | Tomohiro Katō |
The attacker, 25-year-old Tomohiro Katō (加藤 智大, Katō Tomohiro),[1] drove into a crowd with a rented truck, killing three people and injuring two at first. He then stabbed at least twelve people using a dagger, killing four other people and injuring eight.[2][3][4][5]
Katō was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court in 2011.[6] He was executed on 26 July 2022.[7]
References
change- ↑ 秋葉原通り魔：加藤容疑者を殺人未遂容疑で送検. The Mainichi Newspapers (in Japanese). 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ↑ Dolan, David (8 June 2008). "Man stabs shoppers in Tokyo street, killing seven". Reuters. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ↑ Masters, Coco (9 June 2008). "Japan Reeling from Stabbing Spree". Time. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ↑ ４人、一突きで失血死 容疑者に強い殺意 秋葉原殺傷 (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ↑ 秋葉原殺傷：通行人を次々襲い交差点縦断…殺人で再逮捕. The Mainichi Newspapers (in Japanese). 20 June 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008. [dead link]
- ↑ "List of Defendants Who Are Under Sentence of Death in Japan". Japan Innocence & Death Penalty Information Center. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Assailant in Tokyo's Akihabara fatal rampage executed". The Japan Times. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.