Former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election public broadcaster NHK confirmed. Police have arrested. Mqpnci6aqzh40m A local fire department says former prime minister Abe. . Shinzo Abe shot in Japan. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been reportedly shot by an unidentified gunman. Shinzo Abe was taken to the hospital at 1220pm local time and was declared dead at 503pm. On 8 July 2022 Shinzo Abe a former prime minister of Japan and a serving member of the House of Representatives was assassinated while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in the city of Nara Nara Prefecture Japan. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was reportedly shot and gravely injured while campaigning Friday in southern Japan officials said. Shinzo Abe the former prime minister of Japan who boosted relations with Israel as part of his eff