In rare shooting, 1 killed, 3 wounded

A gunman who shot dead a construction worker and wounded three others at their office in Japan was on the run on Monday, in a country where firearms violence is extremely rare.

The Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported the suspect was the son of the construction firm owner, and was still armed when he fled in the western city of Wakayama.

The attack took place inside a company office during a meeting, the paper reported.