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Nagano: 2 dead, 1 hurt at residence; 2 guns found

NAGANO (TR) – Two persons are dead and another seriously injured after what is believed to have been a shooting in the town of Sakaki on Tuesday, police said, reports TBS News (May 27).

At around 11:30 p.m., police received a distress call from the residence of Takenori Ichikawa, located in the Uwadaira area, about “three people hurt.”

Officers arriving at the scene found three persons — a boy, 16, a man in his 30s and a woman — collapsed inside with wounds to the head.

What is believed to have have been a shooting left two persons dead in the town of Sakaki on Tuesday (Twitter)

The boy and the man were later confirmed dead at a hospital. The woman is in serious condition, police said.

Police retrieved what are believed to be two guns from inside. The case is being treated as murder.

Update: The woman has also died.