Gang Boss Slashed on Shinjuku Ward Street, Sustaining Serious Injuries; Slayer at Large
17:32 JST, August 30, 2024
A gang boss was slashed on his right hand and face multiple times with something like a knife by a man who was walking past on a street in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, at around 3:30 a.m. Friday, police said.
The boss, 50, of a gang affiliated with Kanto Sekine Gumi is said to have sustained serious injuries. The slayer ran away, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the case as an attempted murder.
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