Will the company executive killed in the arson attack at a cake shop in Motosu, Gifu, join his classmates later?

A man (70), a funeral company executive who was confirmed dead after being transported to a hospital in an arson murder case in which a fire broke out at a cake shop called "Sanrise" in Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture, and the bodies of two men and a woman were found in the burnt remains, appears to have joined the female store owner (66) and her junior high school classmates later, according to an interview with investigators on the 8th.

Multiple murder weapons or knives seized; all but company executives were classmates of shopkeeper - cake shop arson murder, Gifu Prefectural Police

It was also revealed that portable cans containing gasoline and other substances were found at the scene. Prefectural police suspect that a company executive may have been involved in the incident, and are investigating the details of the situation, including the route of acquisition and interpersonal problems.

According to prefectural police, on the day of the incident, a total of 10 people, including the female store owner and her classmates, gathered at the store and played mahjong and other activities. It appears that the company executive visited the location later, left the store, and then returned.

The site is a two-story store and residence. Around 9 p.m. on the 5th, someone called 110 saying, ``A person has been stabbed. They are pouring gasoline on them. There is a fire.'' The fire was extinguished about three hours later.