Deadly knife attack kills 3 in south China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-06 16:37

SHENZHEN -- A man killed three people and injured four others during a family dispute in Shenzhen Monday.

The man was captured on site by police who received reports of the attack, said an officer with the local police bureau.

He stabbed his wife first, injuring her after a quarrel at about 1 a.m. and then went to a nearby grocery where he killed the owner and his wife.

He continued the attack by killing a woman who was walking past the store. Three others were also slashed in the street.

The injured are at the hospital.

It was not known at present what caused the man to be so violent. An investigation is under way.