Adrees Latif, 34, a senior Reuters photographer, explained to Noriko Ogawa, Nagai’s sister, that he took four photos of the scene immediately after hearing gunshots and that the data of the photos showed that they were taken at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, according to people who attended the meeting.

He also said that the incident occurred within about 15 seconds of the arrival of a truck carrying Myanmarese soldiers who started shooting at the demonstrators, apparently making it difficult for Nagai to escape, they said.

But Latif said that when he took the photos he was not fully aware that Nagai had been shot and did not know the details.

It is the first time that Latif has met with a member of Nagai’s family. They met at the office of Tokyo-based APF News Inc. — the company Nagai was on contract with when he was shot.

Latif told Ogawa, 48, that he had wanted to meet the bereaved family and told her that he would like to cooperate in whatever way he can, according to Toru Yamaji, representative of APF News, who also attended the meeting.

Ogawa thanked Latif and also handed him a letter written by Nagai’s mother, Michiko, 75, who lives in Ehime Prefecture. In the letter, she said she would like him to tell what he knows about the incident.

One of the photos taken by Latif shows Nagai, 50, lying on the ground after being shot holding a video camera.

Yamaji said that Latif’s account has revealed new facts, such as the exact time the incident occurred, but that it remains difficult to resolve the row between Japan and Myanmar over whether Nagai was shot from close range or not.

Myanmar has rejected Japanese police findings that Nagai was shot from close range and has stood firm on its claim that security forces fired “from a distance” during the crackdown.