Former PM Shinzo Abe dead

In case you haven't heard yet, former Prime Minister Abe has been shot and killed today while giving a speech in Nara. The suspect was a 40-something year old former SDF officer, who shot Abe twice in the back. 

I'm not a fan of his, and I'm sure I am not the only one with similar sentiments about the man and his political career. Though I won't deny that this was definitely surprising news that someone wanted a piece of him and followed through on it. 

Since he's only just passed away today, I'll save my commentary and thoughts about the man until later.