Tokyo policeman shoots 17-yr-old alleged assailant

Tokyo policeman shoots 17-yr-old alleged assailant

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators examine the place in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on Jan. 24 where a policeman shot and seriously injured a 17-year-old boy after the youth allegedly assaulted the policeman, who had stopped him for questioning. Hideo Watanabe, 48, shot the boy after the youth seized the officer's club and beat Watanabe on the head and body with it, according to the police.

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