Former Japan PM Abe dies after being shot during election speech

NARA, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan's most influential postwar leaders, died Friday at the age of 67 after being shot while delivering a stump speech in the western city of Nara two days ahead of a national election, stunning the world and drawing outrage against gun violence.Japan's longest-serving leader was shot at close range by a 41-year-old man who approached him from behind, wielding a homemade gun, as he was speaking in front of Kintetsu Railway's Yamato-Saidaiji Station at around 11:30 a.m., local police said. Abe collapsed on the ground after two loud shot…READ FULL ARTICLE