A man who barricaded himself inside his home in Tokyo after allegedly striking a high school student on the head with a hammer and spraying an unknown substance at multiple police officers was no longer inside the residence once officers entered on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred at around 7:20 a.m. on a street in Fussa, a suburban area in western Tokyo. The man, believed to be in his 40s, then barricaded himself inside the home. Police have launched a search for the man.
by SkyInJapan