Attacker shot after officer hacked to death
By Ni Yinbin |
August 2, 2010, Monday
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POLICE have opened fire on a knife attacker after a traffic police officer had been hacked to death in Liaoning Province's Dandong City.
Wang Caijun, 37, was shot once in the stomach and twice in the back before he was wrestled to the ground by a number of police officers.
Police said his victim had been slashed dozens of times, so viciously he was almost beheaded.
The victim, who has not been identified, usually handled traffic accidents.
At around 12:12pm on Saturday on Xingqi Road in Dandong's Zhenxing District, he was attacked by Wang.
Witnesses said Wang stabbed the officer about 20 times and did not stop even when the victim put up his hands and begged for mercy. Wang then slit the throat of his victim, who had lost his ability to resist because of his injuries, witnesses said.
The officer lay dying in a pool of blood in the middle of the street while a huge crowd gathered.
Police who rushed to the scene cordoned off the area but did not approach Wang who had by then grabbed a case of beer from a nearby store and was throwing bottles at police cars and drinking, witnesses said.
About 10 minutes later, a man said to be Wang's brother, arrived and tried to persuade Wang to give himself up.
"They deserve to die. All the cops deserve to die," Wang shouted.
Wang even stabbed the victim several more times after his brother cried out that the officer was still breathing and needed help, according to witnesses who posted their account of the event and photos of it on the Internet.
Police finally opened fire on Wang after several warnings.
His victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The motivation behind Wang's attack was unclear and the case is still under investigation, Dandong police said yesterday.
"He is apparently normal," a police officer surnamed Yang said.
He added: "We'll have him mentally examined if necessary."
Yang said the suspect smelled of alcohol when he was apprehended but it was not certain if he had been drunk before the attack.
Police said the victim was a good and responsible officer, who had just come off duty after an overtime shift.
Wang Caijun, 37, was shot once in the stomach and twice in the back before he was wrestled to the ground by a number of police officers.
Police said his victim had been slashed dozens of times, so viciously he was almost beheaded.
The victim, who has not been identified, usually handled traffic accidents.
At around 12:12pm on Saturday on Xingqi Road in Dandong's Zhenxing District, he was attacked by Wang.
Witnesses said Wang stabbed the officer about 20 times and did not stop even when the victim put up his hands and begged for mercy. Wang then slit the throat of his victim, who had lost his ability to resist because of his injuries, witnesses said.
The officer lay dying in a pool of blood in the middle of the street while a huge crowd gathered.
Police who rushed to the scene cordoned off the area but did not approach Wang who had by then grabbed a case of beer from a nearby store and was throwing bottles at police cars and drinking, witnesses said.
About 10 minutes later, a man said to be Wang's brother, arrived and tried to persuade Wang to give himself up.
"They deserve to die. All the cops deserve to die," Wang shouted.
Wang even stabbed the victim several more times after his brother cried out that the officer was still breathing and needed help, according to witnesses who posted their account of the event and photos of it on the Internet.
Police finally opened fire on Wang after several warnings.
His victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
The motivation behind Wang's attack was unclear and the case is still under investigation, Dandong police said yesterday.
"He is apparently normal," a police officer surnamed Yang said.
He added: "We'll have him mentally examined if necessary."
Yang said the suspect smelled of alcohol when he was apprehended but it was not certain if he had been drunk before the attack.
Police said the victim was a good and responsible officer, who had just come off duty after an overtime shift.
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