TOKYO, June 23 (UPI) -- A station employee was shot and robbed at one of Tokyo's busiest metro stations during the morning rush hour Wednesday.
At about 8:45 a.m., 32-year-old Shigeo Nishioka was shot in the stomach near the ticket sales gate at Shibuya Station on the Tokyo Metro Line. Bleeding and seriously wounded, he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he underwent surgery and a massive blood transfusion.
The culprit approached the victim from behind, attempting to take away his paper bag. In the ensuing scuffle the attacker shot him and fled the scene with the bag, running into the crowd of commuters. No one else was hurt.
Police said Nishioka had finished work and was heading to a changing room in the station when the incident occurred, reported the Mainichi Shimbun. Shootings are rare in Japan, and the incident shocked commuters and station employees.
