There was no clear explanation for the delay in the handover of the suspects to police, other than it involved rules between Washington and Tokyo covering U.S. forces and their dependents in Japan.

除了华盛顿与东京之间协定的关于驻日美军及其家属的相关条款外，对于为何延迟将嫌疑人移交给警方，尚未给出明确的解释。