BEIJING (AP) — A man arrested for drunk driving and not having a driver’s license stabbed three police officers to death after apparently obtaining a knife and returning to the police station, authorities said.
The statement from Shangli county in Jiangxi province said the suspect, identified only by his last name Huang, was detained after the incident on Friday night and will be “rigorously prosecuted according to the law.”
The report did not indicate why Huang was not detained sooner and how he was able to return to the police station with a knife.
Violent crime is relatively rare in China, where private individuals are not allowed to own guns and police have broad authority to detain suspects.
However, knife crimes are more common, particularly committed by people with mental health and addiction problems. In addition, police in remote locations are less trained, poorly armed, and often rely on auxiliaries and part-time officers.
One of the police officers who died in the attack worked part-time.
