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(Update 2) 3 Dead after Man Fires Hunting Gun in Nagano

(Update 2) 3 Dead after Man Fires Hunting Gun in Nagano

   Nagano, May 25 (Jiji Press)--Three people, including two police officers, died in an incident in which a man fired a hunting gun Thursday afternoon in the city of Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.
   Four people were injured, including the two police officers and a woman who were confirmed dead after being taken to hospital, according to local police.
   The man is holed up in a nearby house and may also be armed with a knife. According to neighborhood residents, the man is a farmer in his 30s and lives in the house.
   At around 4:25 p.m. (7:25 a.m. GMT), the police received an emergency call from a neighbor saying that a woman had been stabbed by a man.
   The woman was stabbed some 600 meters northeast of the house, according to police and other sources.

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