Panzhihua Land Bureau Head Shoots, Severely Injures Mayor and General Secretary Then Kills Himself

(YicaiGlobal) Jan. 4 — A botched assassination attempt occurred at a Panzhihua exhibition hall, in China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, severely injuring the general secretary of the local party Zhang Yan and the city mayor, Li Jian Qin.

Panzhihua Exhibition Hall

Zhang Yan，General Secretary of local party

Li Jianqin, Panzhihua City mayor

The shooting incident occurred this morning at 10:50 a.m., when a gunman rushed into their meeting room and opened fire. Both suffered gunshot wounds and were rushed to the ICU unit of the local hospital.

Chen Zhongshu, gunman, head of city’s land resource bureau

The would-be assassin, Chen Zhongshu, was the head of the city’s land resources bureau, who killed himself at the scene.