Ex-gangster shot to death in Fukuoka

Thursday 31st July, 09:59 AM JST

FUKUOKA —

Police on Wednesday afternoon arrested a 40-year-old man for shooting the 66-year-old former head of a crime syndicate to death in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture. Akira Ono, 40, was arrested for allegedly shooting Kazuo Shinozaki, who formerly headed the Kudo-kai gangster group. The shooting took place at 4:50 p.m. in front of the victim’s house.

Ono was caught by the victim’s friends, who roughed him up before handing him over to police. Shinozaki was taken to hospital but died about one hour later, police said.

According to police investigations, Ono appeared on a motorbike and shot the victim when he was getting into his car with his friends. Ono fled on his motorbike but was chased and caught by Shinozaki’s friends who forced him off the road with their car.

According to the Asahi newspaper, neighbors witnessed the victims’ friends beating the suspect before police arrived.

The victim retired from the gang in 2006, according to police.

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romulus3 at 03:02 PM JST - 31st July

why cant a guy on a bike escape guys in a car? must have been a bad rider or on a scooter
roobus1 at 03:06 PM JST - 31st July

USNinJapan2 - I'm going to have to ask him how he grips his clubs, seeing as he's missing several fingers on either hand - I have just stopped laughing.. that is great !! My other half is from Fukuoka, the gangster district there is great, being a Gaijin there all these dudes just stop and stare at you for no reason other than "that chick is not one of ours, why are they here".. I always excpect one of them to hustle up and give me the "nan shio-to??" cracks me up everytime !!!
USNinJapan2 at 03:31 PM JST - 31st July

roobus1

Yeah, that's one of the few things I've always disliked about Fukuoka, the thugs and yaks. Other than that I love the place. Great food, shopping, plenty to do...
Youdontknow at 06:16 PM JST - 31st July

I thought this was a news channel...oh, wait...this is good news!
nisegaijin at 06:35 PM JST - 31st July

How does one retire from the Yakuza?

Haven't you seen pulp fiction? they quit and walk the earth:-D

Did police arrest the other guys for dangerous driving and violent conduct?
DeepAir65 at 06:48 PM JST - 31st July

The victim retired from the gang in 2006, according to police.

How did they know? Was it on his tax return?

Ddi not think gangsters could techncially retire - sorry officer you can't arrest me for that murder 5 years ago I was in a gang but now I am retired?!?!?

Guess he really is retired now!
Beelzebub at 08:59 PM JST - 31st July

This turf war's been going on for two or three years now. What is it with these hoods in Kyushu? And what's down there that's worth killing each other over?
nimbus at 04:42 AM JST - 1st August

May be Ono was the retirement plan for Shinozaki.
bushlover at 05:44 AM JST - 1st August

How does one retire from the Yakuza??

They get shot. It's in the contract.
FairandBalanced at 05:51 AM JST - 1st August

Always seems to be ex gangster, are they all retired?
westurn at 06:39 AM JST - 1st August

"Yeah, that's one of the few things I've always disliked about Fukuoka, the thugs and yaks."

Is this the same Fukuoka that recently took "Best World City" award from some Euro rag a few weeks ago ??? I coulda sworn, at the time, I said bollocks... "too many yaks with guns" ! Well, here ya go... just what I was talkin' about !
Crimsonsil at 02:32 PM JST - 2nd August

Some of you guys are really heartless.
helloklitty at 05:10 AM JST - 3rd August

Crimsonsil: Some of you guys are really heartless.

You expect forgiveness for this scumbag?
Crimsonsil at 05:49 AM JST - 3rd August

> You expect forgiveness for this scumbag? >

not really, but seeing comments like "it's good he's dead" or "no loss" it really feels wrong. I really don't know much about the guy. Never even heard of him before reading this article. He probably did some pretty bad stuff in his lifetime. He might have grown up with those kind of things happening around him all of his life. Still, I don't think it's right to brush off someone's life, even if you didn't known or care about them.
bushlover at 11:37 AM JST - 4th August

crimsonsil, it's ok in my books to brush off this guys life. He was a gangsta and desereved everything he got. you don't get into this trouble unless you cheat otehrs. He's scum that desrerves to everythnig he got.