HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police shot and injured a 45-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed his father at their home in Kitami City, reports STV News (June 13).
At around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, police accused Daika Saito of attempted murder.
About 30 minutes before, Saito is suspected of attempting to kill his father, who lives with him at their home in the city, by slashing his neck with a kitchen knife.
His father, aged in his 80s, suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said.
Saito was drunk at the time. After the slashing, he pointed the knife at a police officer who rushed to the scene. The officer then fired his handgun.
One bullet pierced Saito’s left thigh. He was taken to a hospital, but has since been released.
Saito has admitted to the charges during police questioning.
