Two men were in a critical condition on Monday after they were shot in a members-only gambling establishment in Osaka’s Minami district.
According to police, the shooting took place at around 12:40 a.m. in the pub, which is also an online casino, on the third floor of a building in Chuo Ward, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said such establishments are a source of income for crime syndicates.
At the time of the shooting, there were two employees and one male customer in the pub, police said. A man who appeared to be in his 30s entered and fire shots at the customer and an employee. He dropped the gun and fled.
The employee, 42, was hit in the stomach and the customer, 32, was shot in the head. Both men were in a coma. The second employee was not injured.
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LearJet
I wonder about that, because I learned guns are illegal to own in Japan, when I was stationed in Guam, I was amazed by the number of Japanese tourist who frequent a gun shooting range in Guam, and it was expensive!
Zack
both gambling and firearms are illegal.
albaleo
Exactly. Anyone who has watched The Godfather knows this.
doel jusino
If you know your craft then dropping the gun at the scene is the right thing to do. If for any reason he gets stopped he has no gun and proving he was the shooter without the gun on his person is hard. Lets just hope he wore gloves when loading and handling the handgun and a mask when shooting at the two guys, BUT I'm sure he didn't think this out and will get caught.
oldman_13
So much for gun control.
Open Minded
Is it allowed to gamble - even privately - in Japan?
Brian Wheway
He dropped the gun and fled. hahaha! what a donut ! what about all of those loverly finger prints you have just left at the crime scene?
kurisupisu
Gambling attracts criminals-we don’t need more of it!
smithinjapan
Casino's not yet built and already proof of how great gambling is.
AustPaul
Leaving the gun at the scene wasn’t a smart move on the shooter’s part..
jcapan
Gambling and yaks--Sheldon Adelson, come on down!
albaleo
Don't worry. There are plenty of other gambling clubs around if this one gets closed down.
PerformingMonkey
I'm moving to Chuo-ku next month.
Kaerimashita
Sounds like a sore loser.