Former gangster shoots nurse dead, stabs doctor
SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture - - A 57-year-old former gangster shot a nurse dead and stabbed a doctor during a rampage Thursday that ended when he tried to kill himself, police officials said.
Kazuya Mano, unemployed, slit his throat with a 30-centimeter-long knife after the attack at Senboku-Jinnai Hospital. He suffered serious injuries and has yet to regain consciousness, police said.
- - - The Asahi Shimbun / 28 Feb 2003