Police have issued an arrest warrant for the driver of a minivan who fired an air gun at a car he was tailgating on the Tomei Expressway in Aichi Prefecture.
The incident occurred at around 7 a.m. last Sunday, Fuji TV reported. The driver of the black minivan tailgated the car driven by a 23-year-old man, blaring his horn. He leaned out the window and fired an air gun at the back of the car. He also moved into the passing lane, drove alongside the victim’s car and fired more pellets into the side of the car before dropping back and resuming his tailgating.
The victim's work colleague, who was in the passenger seat, filmed the incident.
About 80 minutes later, the minivan stopped on the Chuo Expressway in Gifu Prefecture after it ran out of gas. When questioned by Gifu prefectural police, the man said he wanted to go to the toilet and ran away. A woman was also in the minivan. Police found an air gun in the vehicle.
Police said the minivan had been stolen.
Police believed the suspect, who is in his 40s, may have been responsible for other similar incidents. Two cars were tailgated and had pellets from an air gun fired at them on the Hanshin Expressway in Kobe City during July and August. In another case, pellets were fired at a pedestrian on a street road of Kobe City.
© Japan Today
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Kuro
And, a nutcase from Kobe. For once it's not Saitama. :)
Do the hustle
Wow! A loon on the run in safety Japan.
Cricky
Stolen car, no fuel, shooting pellets obviously not a big fan life planning. And he left the girl in the car.
garypen
Gifu's finest.
Norman Goodman
Now THAT is what I call objectification of women! Woman, air gun, luggage, sunglasses....just things you find in vehicles left behind by crazy dudes!
Also curious that an arrest warrant was issued but no name in the article. We have his age and gender only.
afanofjapan
Can she be arrested for aiding a fugitive?
Vince Black
LOL what a loser
Mister X
Please find this madman and lock him up ASAP.
3RENSHO
Not mentioned in the article was the fact the airgun had been illegally modified to increase its firepower. Bullets actually penetrated (marginally) the victim's car. Police will not rest until they locate this Chinpira.
Jim Buffalo
You can't make this stuff up. Great movie material.
Bugle Boy of Company B
Uh oh. Will now need to go through extra steps to get air guns. Between that and gasoline for small machinery... ugh
HenryK
"he wanted to go to the toilet and ran away" hahaha
Too funny tell me it's it's not true.
natsu823
Could of caused a serious accident if the driver thought it was a gun and swerved to the side. Or maybe a pellut in the eye. Rookies cops wat are they thinking.
rgcivilian1
Some getaway plan, stolen vehicle, fire an air gun, get caught on video and then run out of gas. Great plan.
ClippetyClop
Haha! I bet he owns a deathed-out Hiace with a 足立 numberplate though.
Do the hustle
And, after all that madness he got away by asking to go to the toilet.
gokai_wo_maneku
This is another reason to be really glad that real handguns are banned in Japan. Rifles should be banned too.