Man stabs 10 at supermarket; 3 dead
By Hu Meidong and Zhao Xinying | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-06-05 15:56
A man suspected of stabbing people at a supermarket in Fujian province was detained on Thursday and admitted to the crime, the local police said in a notice on Friday.
The public security bureau of Xianyou county, Fujian province, issued the notice, which said a man was suspected of stabbing 10 people at a supermarket in Xianyou around 9:40 pm on Thursday.
Of the 10 people, two died immediately and a third died despite treatment. The other seven are out of danger after treatment in the hospital, the bureau said, adding that the man was caught on a road about 2 kilometers from the supermarket around 11 pm.
A preliminary investigation found that the man, surnamed Zhang, 35, is from Guizhou province.