SHINZO ABE SHOT

 Japan is known for having one of the strictest gun control laws in the world.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shot in Nara

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — one of the most consequential leaders in Japan’s postwar history — died Friday, Japanese media reported, after being shot while he was giving a stump speech in the city of Nara.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had earlier described Abe as being in a “serious condition.”