At the Japanese consulate on Park Avenue, an NYPD officer was posted as a precaution.
"Shock doesn't even begin to describe the way I felt when I heard the news," said Joshua Walker, president of the Japan Society on East 47th Street."There's just this feeling that you can't believe it. He was a personal friend. He's someone that has been incredibly supportive of Japan Society, a huge friend of the United States and just a global leader who's going to be deeply missed by all of us," Walker said.
Abe pushed to develop Japan's military and economy. He was the first world leader to visit then president-elect Trump in Manhattan in 2016. He earlier had good relations with President Obama. Friday, President Biden visited the Japanese ambassador's residence in D.C. to sign a condolence book, while in New York, the United Nations security council held a moment of silence in Abe's honor.Police raided the home of the suspect, reportedly seizing multiple weapons that appeared to be homemade.