Man fired at LA Chinese consulate is a Chinese national

A man opened fire outside of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles Tuesday morning before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life, police said.

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Source: weibo

综合媒体报道,美国当地时间8月1日早上6点左右,一名亚裔男子在中国驻洛杉矶总领馆门前向总领馆的建筑和门牌开枪射击,枪手共发射18枚子弹,之后自杀身亡。枪击案没有造成除枪手以外的其他人员伤亡。

据验尸官办公室消息,死者年龄在60多岁华人,警方暂时未披露其姓名。

洛杉矶警察局发言人麦克•洛佩兹说,枪手是一名中国公民(a Chinese national),尚不清楚枪手动机。目前警方正在以谋杀罪对这起事件进行侦查。

枪击案发生后,中国驻洛杉矶总领馆在官网上回应称:“事发以来,我馆一直同美方保持密切沟通,敦促尽快破案,并及时向中方通报。同时按国际法有关规定,采取一切必要和有效措施确保总领馆馆舍及人员安全与尊严。”总领馆称迄今一直维持正常工作运转。

中领馆还指出,截至目前,警方尚未正式公布肇事者身份、年龄、国籍及动机等细节。

但是援引博闻社消息,该枪手可能是2011年12月枪击洛杉矶中领馆的张宝良,但最终身份需要等待警方正式宣布。


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