Wake held for slain police officer

NAGOYA, Japan - A number of people pay tribute to Kazuho Hayashi, a 23-year-old police officer, who was fatally shot by a former gangster, Hisato Obayashi, in Aichi Prefecture in a May 24-25 shooting spree at Obayashi home.

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