Police shoot Chinese man dead after he goes on fatal rampage in a forklift truck
One killed, at least 10 hurt, as 45-year-old leaves early morning trail of devastation on streets of Yantai
A man was shot dead by police on Monday morning after driving a forklift truck at vehicles and people in an east China city, killing one and hurting at least 10 others, according to an official announcement.
The incident happened about 7.20am near a bus terminal on Xingfu Middle Road in Yantai, Shandong province, the local public security bureau said in an online statement.
The man behind the wheel was identified as Wang Zhihua, a 45-year-old native of Suihua, a city in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province.
Police opened fire after various attempts to stop him failed, the statement said, adding that the decision to shoot was taken to “protect the safety of the people and their property”.
It did not provide any more information about Wang, or say if the act was thought to be terrorism linked.
