Cop's wife commits suicide after learning husband killed in line of duty

By Li Qian | June 10, 2015, Wednesday |

Online Edition

THE wife of a police official committed suicide today after learning her husband had been shot dead by a suspect he had been pursuing in Hebei Province, Beijing Times reported.

The incident began around midnight on Monday when 55-year-old Liu Shuangrui, a native of Xishibao in Suning County, began firing a double-barreled hunting rifle at his fellow, police said.

Liu shot dead two villagers and wounded five others, according to police. Suning Public Security Bureau assistant police officer Yuan Shuai, 34, and political commissar Xue Yongqing, 48, were also shot dead by Liu while they were trying to apprehend him, the report said.

After learning of Xue’s death, his wife jumped to her death from a hotel at around 4am today, the paper reported.

Liu was found dead in his house about 5am on Tuesday.

It was not clear why Liu had fired upon villagers or how he died.

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Cop's wife commits suicide after learning husband killed in line of duty

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