SAGAMIHARA, JAPAN — A city southwest of Tokyo is reeling after what may be one of the worst acts of mass murder perpetrated by a single person in post-war Japan <br /> <br />Reuters reports that around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a man wielding a knife attacked a facility for the disabled in Sagamihara, Japan. The facility, called Tsukui Yamayuri En, spans an area of roughly three hectares, and has a maximum capacity of 150 people. <br /> <br />Nineteen are feared dead and 45 others injured from the early morning stabbing spree. <br /> <br />The attacker has been identified as Satoshi Uematsu, a 26-year-old former employee of the facility. Around 3 a.m., Uematsu drove himself to the police station to turn himself in. <br /> <br />Authorities have yet to confirm the motive for the killing, but according to the Asahi Shimbun, the suspect reportedly told police it would be better if disabled people disappeared.
