Man opens fire at LA Chinese consulate, kills himself

Record ID: 905050

  • Title: Man opens fire at LA Chinese consulate, kills himself
  • Date: 2nd August 2017
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 1, 2017) (REUTERS) WIDE OF CHINESE CONSULATE BUILDING CHINESE FLAG PAN FROM CHINESE FLAG TO BULLET HOLE CLOSER OF BULLET HOLE WIDE OF BULLET HOLES OVER ENTRANCE/ZOOM INTO BULLET HOLES NEAR SECURITY CAMERA PAN FROM STREET TO CHINESE CONSULATE BUILDING SIGN READING: "The Visa and Passport Office is located at the 3rd floor of 500 Shatto Place" BULLET HOLES IN WINDOW FRONT DOORS OF CHINESE CONSULATE BUILDING ADDRESS SIGN READING: 443 SHATTO PLACE" WIDE OF CHINESE CONSULATE BUILDING
  • Embargoed: 16th August 2017 04:39
  • Keywords: shooting suicide chinese consulate Los Angeles
  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,Arts / Culture / Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016SGQ9TZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A man opened fire at the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles on Tuesday (August 1) morning and then took his own life, police said.
    There were no other injuries in the shooting, which took place at about 6 a.m. before the consulate was open for the day, said Officer Michael Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department.
    Police say "Numerous rounds impacted the Chinese consulate," and that the man was discovered in his car dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
    The Chinese consulate, in a short statement, said it was extremely concerned about the incident and had asked the United States to take all necessary measures to protect the security of the building and diplomats working there.
    China has also asked the United States to get to the bottom of what had happened, it added.
    Authorities did not immediately identify the gunman and had few other details about the incident. Lopez said police did not typically release information about suicides.
    In 2011, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from China was arrested after police said he opened fire at the same building with a handgun. There were no injuries in that incident.
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