Police officer shoots to death motorcycle taxi driver

(BOXUN) Yongtai New Village, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province: Police shot and killed a motorcycle taxi driver after he tried to flee from a police roadblock.

At approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 in Yongtai New Village, Guangzhou City, traffic police set up a roadblock to check vehicles. According to an eyewitness, a male riding a motorcycle tried to flee from the road block. He may have been operating a motorcycle taxi, which is illegal. A policeman fired at least three shots, killing the motorcycle driver. He laid on the ground for a long time. Officers did not try to resuscitate him.

That day at noon, the dead man’s family gathered at the site of the shooting. They carried a banner reading: “Police kill a man, give us justice.” Hundreds of city residents came and watched the protest. In the afternoon, traffic police and riot police dispersed everyone.

The Guangzhou Daily newspaper reported: This morning in Jinlicheng Square, Yongkang Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, an eyewitness saw a male riding a motorcycle trying to flee from a police roadblock. A plainclothes policeman fired at least three shots, the man was shot dead, and a hatchet was visible next to him on the ground.

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