King of Dumplings boss Takayuki Ohigashi shot dead; yakuza suspected
The boss of a well-known dumpling restaurant chain was shot dead yesterday in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, a hotbed of the country's yakuza mobsters.
The boss of a well-known dumpling restaurant chain was shot dead yesterday in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, a hotbed of the country's yakuza mobsters.
Takayuki Ohigashi, 72, was found bleeding and unconscious in a car park in front of the company's headquarters at about 7am, the Ohsho Food Service company said.
He was later confirmed dead at hospital, a spokesman for the company said.
He was bleeding from three wounds to his torso and spent cartridges were left at the site, suggesting he had been shot multiple times, a local rescuer and media reports said.
"Police will soon set up a special investigative team as we believe it was a murder case," said a local police officer.
