https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/08/japans-ex-leader-shinzo-abe-assassinated-during-a-speech/ > By MARI YAMAGUCHI, CHISATO TANAKA and FOSTER KLUG > NARA, Japan (AP) — Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that stunned the nation that has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.