[ gunshot ] police apprehended the gunman just moments after he fired the two fatal shots from a homemade gun. an investigation into the shooter and his motive is now under way. abe s murder has shaken japan where gun violence is virtually nonexistent. a former abe adviser says the assassination is the equivalent of jfk s. abe was considered one of the most transformative leaders in post world war ii japan. selina, do we know anything this hour about the suspect and investigation? reporter: we have learned from police that the suspect confessed to shooting the former prime minister shinzo abe. he is a 41-year-old unemployed man and said that he holds a grudge against a specific organization and believes that abe was a part of it. the police declined to give any more details about the motive of the suspect, but right now there are 90 investigators working on this case. abe was shot at 11:30 a.m. local time during this campaign speech rally. he was shot in broad daylight. a
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we re not going to say anything. we have people in our community. i just want your reaction that you will respond to the decision. right. we re going to be we re going to be very respectful to the family. reporter: i understand the understand to speak to the parents. just sow know we will do that, whenever this is done, if the families are greening, we will do that. just so eb knows, we have been in contact with dps every day. every day. i m on the phone with him every day. what is your reaction? have a good day. reporter: what is your reaction, sir? as you saw, few answers, as pain in this community gross, more victims are buried, more agonizing details about this investigation are emerging. we will break them all down for you. shimone peres was speaking with the police chief. what more can you tell us about that interaction? right. so we have been looking for him really all week, certainly since friday when state investigators came out and said that he
approximately 13 hours. depp is suing heard for $50 million in damages over a 2018 op-ed published in the washington post in which heard claims she was a public figure representing domestic abuse. it s important to know that never mentions johnny depp by name. depp s attorney say that piece indirectly referred to claims heard made against depp during their divorce. depp claims it cost him movie roles. she is counter suing and sought to prove he did physically abuse her. she claims she was only ever violent with depp in self-defense or defense of her younger sisters. jurors have heard 100 hours of testimony. you see everyone seated as they prepare to hear the verdict. some of the big names who testified include kate moss, depp s former girlfriend. now a source close to johnny depp says he ll not be in the courtroom. he had previously scheduled work commitment. joining me now to discuss this and to track this coverage live, nbc s ron allen and we re going to go to the cou