Non-fatal injuries 4 Date 22 June 2013 Total number of deaths 6 Location Shanghai | Suspected perpetrator Jieming Fan Location Shanghai, China Attack type Spree killer | |
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Weapons Hunting rifle
Assault rifle
Metal Pipe | ||
On June 22, 2013, a man went on a killing spree in Shanghai, China. Six people died and four others were injured. The perpetrator allegedly beat to death a coworker at Guangyu fine chemical company in Shanghai's Baoshan District, and then shot to death one person in Pudong District. The perpetrator shot and killed one person in the Baoshan District, and then returned to the fine chemical company, where he shot to death three more people before being apprehended. The suspected perpetrator is 62-year-old Jieming Fan.
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The attacker allegedly beat a colleague to death at the Guangyu fine chemical company in the Baoshan district of the city. He retrieved a hunting rifle that had been hidden in his dormitory, and then asked a taxi cab driver to take him to Pudong District. When the cab stopped in the Pudong District, the attacker shot the driver to death and drove the vehicle back to Baoshan. In Baoshan, he shot and killed a soldier who was guarding the entrance to a barracks and stole his gun. The suspect then returned to the factory and shot dead three more people, including a manager who may have also been one of the factory's owners.
Suspect
The suspected perpetrator is 62-year-old Jieming Fan. According to Shanghai police, the rampage may have been motivated by an economic dispute.