Yongzhou courthouse shooting

Yongzhou courthouse shooting
Location of Yongzhou within Hunan
Date	1 June 2010 10.00 a.m. (China Standard Time)
Attack type	Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide
Weapon	Submachine gun
Deaths	4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	3
Perpetrator	Zhu Jun

The Yongzhou courthouse shooting (Chinese: 湖南永州法院枪击案) occurred on 1 June 2010, when 46-year-old Zhu Jun (朱军), armed with a submachine gun and two other weapons, entered the Lingling District People's Court (零陵区法院) in Lingling, Yongzhou, Hunan and randomly killed three judicial workers who happened to be at work at an office on the fourth floor.^[1]

Events

On 1 June 2010, just before 10:00 a.m., Zhu Jun (朱军) entered the courthouse and randomly shot at people.^[2] The attack resulted in three deaths (presiding judge Zhao Hulin,^[3] deputy chief judge Jiang Qidong,^[3] and court clerk Huang Lan^[3]) and three injured persons.^[4] The victims were not discussing the case of the assailant.^[5] Zhu killed himself after the incident.^[6]

Zhu was apparently angry at the Chinese justice system about the results of his divorce settlement.^[7] He had a son, and had separated from his wife three years previous to the incident.^[4]

Zhu worked as the head of security at the Lingling District post office,^[2] and had obtained the weapons from post office security personnel by pretending that he needed to take them to be examined.^[8]

Censored

News of the attack was subject to internet censorship in the People's Republic of China. The Chinese Government ordered the major news portals to remove mentions of the incident, citing fear of copycat crimes.^[9]

See also

• List of school attacks in China

References

1. "Three judges shot dead at a court in Hunan, China". BBC News. 1 June 2010.
2. "Man Kills 3 Judges, Himself In China Court". Associated Press. June 1, 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
3. Liu, Tony (2010-06-01). "Man Shoots Himself after Killing Three Court Workers". The Economic Observer Online.
4. "湖南永州法院枪击案四死三伤 嫌犯携带三支枪". 财经网. 2010-06-01.
5. Wong, Gillian (June 1, 2010). "Man kills 3 judges, himself in China court". Associated Press/MSNBC. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010.
6. "湖南永州枪击事件_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
7. Jacobs, Andrew (June 1, 2010). "Fatal Shooting at Chinese Courthouse". New York Times.
8. "Man guns down three judges, kills himself". Xinhua/Associated Press/China Daily. 2010-06-02.
9. Jacobs, Andrew (June 1, 2010). "Bank Guard Kills 3 at Chinese Courthouse". New York Times.