Mass Stabbing in Kawasaki City Near Tokyo Leaves 2 Dead, 17 Hurt, Including Children

Rescue workers operate at the site where sixteen people were injured in a suspected stabbing by a man, in Kawasaki, Japan, on May 28, 2019. Kyodo/via REUTERS

A man went on a stabbing rampage in Japan’s Kawasaki City, southwest of central Tokyo, on May 28, killing two people and injuring at least 17 others, including school-age children.

According to local media, the man killed one girl and an adult who may have been the father of one of the children.