Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many bars in the area that one suspect typically receives protection money from have shut down
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Suspect said, ‘I was shocked so I fled’
Yoshitaka Morito used the truck to kill two highway cleaners in May
Takahiro Aoyagi worked as a teacher for a company that operates cram schools
Suspect said, 'We got into a quarrel about his frequent drinking'
Aoi Hori, 20, is alleged to have used a knife to fatally stab Miku Yamada, 19, on Sunday
Photograph posted on Twitter showed the front glass of the train was shattered
Suspect denies the allegations, police said
During the attack, the suspect jumped atop the victim, an eyewitness said
Suspect told police that he does 'not recall' the matter