Drugs suspect die in police raid
Xinhua | 2013-7-31 19:17:50
By Agencies
An ambulance drives out of the residential area where a gun fight took place between policemen and drug dealers in the Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2013. A gun fight took place as drug dealers resisted arrest from the police. One suspect jumped from a building and was killed while another two were arrested. Photo: Xinhua
A suspected drug trafficker jumped to his death after a gun battle with police in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, local police said.
Police raided an apartment in Chenghua District at about 11 am to arrest a drug trafficking ring and were later fired upon by the suspects, according to a statement from the public security bureau of Chengdu, the provincial capital.
One suspect jumped from the 10th floor and died at about 1:53 pm and another two suspects were arrested. One policeman was also injured on the right shoulder, according to the statement.
Police are still investigating the case.
