A woman has died, two police officers are unconscious and another man was injured after a man stabbed a woman and opened fire with a hunting rifle at police in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, on Thursday.
The man has holed up in a nearby building, according to the police.
The police initially received an emergency call at around 4:25 p.m. about a stabbing in Nakano, about 30 kilometers north of Nagano City.
The woman who was stabbed died of her wounds at a hospital. The two police officers were in a critical condition, police said.
The suspect was last seen wearing camouflage clothing, a hat, sunglasses and a mask.
Residents have been advised not to leave home for non-urgent reasons, and children still at local elementary and junior high schools were told to shelter in place.
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