Manhunt under way after 3 killed in gun attack in southwest China
- Two others were injured in the shooting in a small county in Sichuan province and a US$14,800 reward has been offered
- Suspect, 36, was a policeman decorated for bravery last year but it’s unclear whether he was still a serving officer
A manhunt was under way in southwest China on Thursday with police offering a 100,000 yuan (US$14,800) bounty for a suspect in a gun attack that killed three people and injured two others, security officials said.
The shooting occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Muchuan, a small county under the city of Leshan in Sichuan province, the local public security bureau said in a statement on Wednesday.
The suspect identified as Li Qiang “injured two with guns and killed three with weapons”, police said without offering details.
Police said all “guns and ammunition involved in the case were seized” and offered a 100,000 yuan reward for anyone who “provides effective clues or captures the criminal suspects”.
The 36-year-old suspect was a police officer decorated for bravery last year after saving an elderly man and a woman from drowning in two separate instances, according to an article published by the city’s public security bureau.