Chinese official shoots city Communist Party boss and mayor
Panzhihua land and resources bureau chief Chen Zhongshu fired at the city’s Communist Party chief, Zhang Yan, and mayor Li Jianqin before fleeing the scene.
A senior Sichuan official shot two of his supervisors on Wednesday morning in the middle of a high-level meeting before killing himself, Chinese media report.
Panzhihua land and resources bureau chief Chen Zhongshu fired at the city’s Communist Party chief, Zhang Yan, and mayor Li Jianqin before fleeing the scene, according to Shanghai-based news outlet Thepaper.cn.
Zhang and Li sustained minor wounds and Chen was later found dead in the hotel building where the meeting was being held, the report said.
Chen rushed in and fired at the two men while the meeting was under way, the report said.
Both Li and Zhang were sent to hospital, where their wounds were described as not life-threatening.