Man kills 4, injures 20 after losing money at cards
CRI, October 30, 2014
Four people were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a man "went crazy" and either stabbed them or ran them over this morning in Hubei Province.
Four people were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a man "went crazy" and either stabbed them or ran them over this morning in Hubei Province. [Photo: t.qq.com]
Police said a car plowed into a crowd on Shennong Road around 7am. Two were killed and seven others were sent to People's Hospital's brain surgery department.
A witness reportedly told the media the driver was not drunk and that he was intentionally running over pedestrians.
A source close to the local government reportedly told the newspaper that the man, identified by police as Deng Zhongkun, killed his friend's wife and child at home this morning after losing money in card games and then called the police.
He "went crazy" while waiting for police and rushed to the street with a knife to stab pedestrians, the source said. The man then forced a sedan driver to stop, hijacked the car and began the road rampage, according to the report.
The report didn't specify how many people were stabbed or how many were run over.
Police have arrested the man and have him in custody as they continue investigating the case.
