The China Post
Date: July 31, 2016
By:The China Post news staff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A man wanted by the police shot himself in the head when approached and questioned by police in
A man, surnamed Wang, falls to the ground in the lobby of the Taipei Bus Station after firing a gun at his forehead after being approached and questioned by the police at around 9 a.m., Saturday, July 30. (CNA)
Taipei Bus Station lobby on Saturday morning, according to police sources.
The man, age 54 and surnamed Wang, appeared in the bus station lobby at around 9 a.m. Saturday, seeking to purchase a bus ticket, but his suspicious behavior attracted the attention of two policemen patrolling the lobby.
When the police approached him, Wang pulled out a gun and pointed it at the right side of his head. When police asked him to drop the gun, he pulled the trigger. Wang remained conscious as he was rushed to Mackay Memorial Hospital for treatment.
After Wang fired the gun at his head, the police tried to handcuff him and found that he was carrying a second pistol. As the weapon was not powerful, Wang’s attempted suicide ended with his forehead wounded and bleeding, according to the police. [FULL STORY]