3 judges shot dead, 3 more hurt
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June 2, 2010, Wednesday
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A MAN armed with a submachine gun shot three judges dead and injured another three in central China yesterday before committing suicide.
The bloodbath unfolded in a local court office in Hunan Province.
The incident happened about 10:05am at the Lingling District People's Court offices in Yongzhou City, said the city's public security department.
The gunman, Zhu Jun, barged into an office on the fourth floor of the court building. He shot the judges there before killing himself, police said.
Zhu, 46, was head of the security squad of the China Post branch bureau of Lingling District.
About 7:30am, Zhu took a submachine gun and two pistols from a subordinate saying he would have the guns examined by higher authorities, police said.
Zhu, who had a son, divorced his wife three years ago. He lived with his parents, an initial police investigation showed.
The inquiry revealed Zhu committed the attack to take revenge on the court.
Zhu's family and colleagues told police he thought the court unjustly handled property division when the couple divorced three years ago.
The victims were not involved in Zhu's divorce case, police said.
Zhu was on sick leave at home for two months and only came back to work three days ago, they said.
The bloodbath unfolded in a local court office in Hunan Province.
The incident happened about 10:05am at the Lingling District People's Court offices in Yongzhou City, said the city's public security department.
The gunman, Zhu Jun, barged into an office on the fourth floor of the court building. He shot the judges there before killing himself, police said.
Zhu, 46, was head of the security squad of the China Post branch bureau of Lingling District.
About 7:30am, Zhu took a submachine gun and two pistols from a subordinate saying he would have the guns examined by higher authorities, police said.
Zhu, who had a son, divorced his wife three years ago. He lived with his parents, an initial police investigation showed.
The inquiry revealed Zhu committed the attack to take revenge on the court.
Zhu's family and colleagues told police he thought the court unjustly handled property division when the couple divorced three years ago.
The victims were not involved in Zhu's divorce case, police said.
Zhu was on sick leave at home for two months and only came back to work three days ago, they said.
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