Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot while giving a campaign speech in the western city of Nara, a government spokesman said Friday, as local media reported he appeared to have been shot from behind.
Abe, 67, was in cardio and pulmonary arrest after being shot, according to the local fire department, meaning he was not breathing and his heart stopped while he was being airlifted to the hospital.
He was reportedly shot a few minutes after he started