Police cordon off the site of the crime scene in Yokohama, Japan, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. A gunman was found dead inside a building in Yokohama on Friday afternoon, after having shot and seriously injured three men in an apparent dispute over a loan repayment, Kyodo News reported.
TOKYO, Nov. 6 -- A gunman was found dead inside a building in Yokohama on Friday afternoon, after having shot and seriously injured three men in an apparent dispute over a loan repayment, Kyodo News reported.
The gunman, who claimed to be a gang member named Kenji Hayashi, had holed up in the building after the shooting shortly after 2:30p.m. and apparently shot himself, Kyodo quoted police as saying, adding he had not responded to police calls.
Of the three men injured, two were shot in the neck and were conscious when they were taken to hospitals. The other one was shot in the left side of the chest and it was not known if he was conscious, firefighters said.
The gunman claimed to be a member of a gang affiliated with the crime syndicate Inagawa-kai, according to the police.
The incident took place in a busy urban area near the Yoshinocho subway station in Yokohama's Minami Ward, the report said.
(Xinhua)
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