Chinese police say man kills 4, wounds 11 in stabbing spree that started on city bus
BEIJING, China – Chinese police say a man has gone on public stabbing spree in a southwestern city, killing four people and wounding 11. It is the latest in a string of apparently random stabbings in China.
The public security bureau in Chengdu said Monday on its microblog that the 41-year-old suspect began attacking fellow passengers on a bus Sunday night. He then exited and began attacking pedestrians. The attack continued until the man was shot and wounded by police.
Police said the man told them he’d had a financial dispute with family members and arrived in Chengdu on Sunday from his hometown of Jintang.
China has seen a number of mass stabbings in recent weeks attributed to grudges, social dislocation and mental illness.
Private gun ownership is virtually nonexistent in the country.
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